If you are new to my blog and would like to know why I started "Thursdays Are For Thanksgiving", please go HERE.
The tragedy that has befallen CT, USA, at the Sandy Hook School is yet another reminder that we can't take a single moment in our lives for granted. So, please tell the people in your life that are important to you, the people who make a difference, the people you love, the people you are friends with, even the people who challenge you, TELL THEM ALL what they mean to you.
Thank each one for being in your life while you have the chance.
If any of you out there are interested in making a card for someone who has been caught up in this devastating disaster, you can send them to:
Sandy Hook Elementary School
C/O Board of Education
3 Primrose Street
Newtown Connecticut 06470
or
the Newtown's Post Office address that has been set up to take condolences:
Messages of Condolence
P. O. Box 3700
Newtown, CT 06470
I got the information from the Kaboodlebug Facebook Page. You might want to investigate that these are the most current addresses before you actually send anything out.
There isn't much we can do so far away from this town in mourning. However, I believe the prayers that we say and the cards of condolence we create not only help to comfort the people receiving them but also help us to come to terms with such sadness.
'Thursday's Are For Thanksgiving' will be back in the new year.
Until next time,
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The background image used to create this design is from DuBoix and can be found at morgueFile.
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the font name to take you to a download location. While Angelina and Scriptina are
considered free for commercial use, Champagne and Limosines is for
personal use only which means that you cannot use this image on something that you intend to sell.
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you haven't already, please become familiar with my terms of use found
in the copyright tab at the top of this page. I have included a quick
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Quick summary of Terms of Use:
- Do not claim the image as your own.
- Credit 'Decosse's Dynamite Doodles' somewhere on your creation
- Do
not share my images with family, friends, etc. Additionally, do not
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I just want to take a moment to wish a Happy Thanksgiving to all my readers and friends south of the border. We celebrated our Canadian Thanksgiving back at the beginning of October, so now its your turn.
Even though today is an American holiday, the concept of giving thanks is a universal one. We all have something in our lives for which we can be grateful
. The list differs for each of us because we all live in our own unique part of the world.
Personally, I am thankful for a wonderfully supportive husband, two amazing parents, other family and friends in my life and of course my remaining furbaby Marigold. I am thankful for the many people I have met in this unique online community. I am grateful for the roof over our head, the car in our driveway and the fact that my husband has found part time employment--more importantly, that he likes the type of work he is doing. I'm indebted for the clean air I am breathing, the clean water I have access to and the peace in our land. I am thankful that for today my pain is manageable and that I am feeling up to sitting and getting some work done on the computer and that I don't have to rely on my wheelchair for getting around the house. For this moment, I only need to use my canes.
Yes, today is a good day and my hope is that tomorrow will be a good one as well. Unfortunately, there are many others out there who are not so lucky. There are many people in our world who are in pain and suffering great hardship. However, even if your circumstances are not the best, I hope that there is still something, even something very small, for which you are able to show your gratitude.
The only thing we truly have power over in our lives is the way that we think. Being grateful is a choice. We can choose to show gratitude and take a more positive outlook on things or we can choose to continue to focus on the negative. No, gratitude won't make the bad things we are facing go away, it just helps us to look at our lives a little differently. For example, I can complain about how painful and difficult it is for me to sit, stand and walk unassisted or I can choose to be grateful that I still have the capacity to do all three regardless of how long or how far. Under different circumstances I might be in my wheelchair permantly. For today I'm grateful that I'm not.
Gratitude is not easy. If you live in darkness it is difficult to see the light never mind try to grasp onto something that you are thankful for. But I believe the end results will be worth the effort. Everything important in life takes work. Start off with coming up with one thing you are grateful for in your life right now. We are only guaranteed the time we have today. Worry about tomorrow, when it comes.
I have decided that at least one Thursday a month I am going to design a post around the idea of gratitude. Thursdays around here will be about giving thanks. I might pose a question for you to think about, further explore the concept of why gratitude is important, or create a design based on appreciation. Maybe, it will just be a quote for you to consider. I'd love to hear some ideas about what you'd like to see covered in this topic. Send me an email or leave me a comment. For today, I'll just leave you with this food for thought.
So, what are you thankful for today?
If you are interested in the font information I have included it below along with my other usual caveats.
Until next time,
Fonts Used:
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the font name to take you to a download location. The Scriptina Pro font
is considered free for commercial use and Champagne & Limosines font is free for personal use. According
to Fontspace, 'personal use' typically refers
to any use that is not meant to generate profit and covers graphic
design for blogs. So, I
believe that I am safe in using it here in these designs and offering it
to all of you.
If you haven't already, please become familiar with my terms of use found in the copyright tab at the top of this page. I have included a quick summary below.
If you are not sure how to copy the image, check out the download instructions page.
Quick summary of Terms of Use:
- Do not claim the image as your own.
- Credit 'Decosse's Dynamite Doodles' somewhere on your creation
- Do
not share my images with family, friends, etc. Additionally, do not
post any images to file sharing services like Pinterest®, 4-Shared®,
etc. Instead, please direct people to my blog so they can grab the
image for themselves.
- If I have signed an image, do not delete my signature.
- Leave
a comment on my blog. It is currently the only way for me to know if
any of my freebies are being nabbed. Additionally, it will help to
inspire me to continue to create and offer future freebies.