Happy Ham Day!

Wishing you, your family, and closest friends a wonderful Thanksgiving.

We truly have so much to be grateful for. Even the least of us, the most socio-economically challenged people (as in Americans) have more than the overwhelming majority of the world. It's a staggering thought, but it is true.

While my family is enjoying a bountiful menu of ham, fresh baked bread, green bean casserole, fruit salad, mixed winter veggies, and pumpkin chocolate chip cookies for dessert, there are so many who have nothing.

Inspired by Stephanie I'd like to include a link to FREE RICE. At this site you get to play a vocabulary game (geeks unite!) and for every word you get correct through the website/sponsors the UN is able to give 10 grains of rice to help end world hunger. Pretty neat, huh? It is for a very good cause, and while we sit in the respective 'lap of luxury' digesting our way out of a turkey coma (or in our family's case, a ham coma) you can play a game and feel good. You'll feel good because you're not just goofing off on the computer, you're doing a little something to help someone else who does not enjoy the luxury of enough food to eat.

We sure do complain a lot, me included, for all that we're blessed with. I've gone on about it before, we, as Americans, are the luckiest individuals in the world. What we consider obstacles to overcome, are nothing compared to the rest of the world. At least we have the opportunity to overcome the obstacles in our paths.

With a heart of gratitude and blessing, happy Thanksgiving to you. May the abundance that God blesses each and every one of us with spill over onto those less fortunate than ourselves.