Thankful Thursday

It’s Thankful Thursday hosted by Brian of Brian’s Home. He wants us to post what we’re thankful for.

I think it’s a good thing to do each week. Focus on the positive things in our lives.

Make sure you link up to the Blog Hop at Brian’s Home and get the code to put on your blog. Then visit all the participants.

I’m thankful for Freedom of Religion. Many around the world will never experience what we take for granted here.

I’m thankful weekends. It’s a time to go out and explore the world.

I’m thankful for all the pets I visit while blogging. Although we don’t have any anymore, I sure have fallen in love with so many precious babies that my blogging buddies have. I grieve when they leave their peeps and go to the rainbow bridge.

I’m thankful that I can read. Many can’t. I can travel around the world and never leave the comfort of my chair.

“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow.” Melody Beattie

What are you thankful for today?

1. Brian’s Home
2. messymimi
3. Indulged Furries
4. Animal Shelter
5. Dash Kitten
6. Zoolatry
7. Little Binky
8. Purrseidon
9. Timmy Tomcat
10. Mudpie
11. Thankful Thursday
12. A Shutterbug Explores
13. Comedy Plus
14. Natasha Musing
15. Catscue
16. Eastside Cats
17. 15andmeowing
18. Friends FurEver
19. It’s a Snap!
20. Big Boy
21. Kitties Blue
22. The LLB Gang
23. Brain Training
24. Create with Joy
25. Feline Opines
26. Violaetcetera
27. Thankful Thursday
28. RompRollRockies
29. Phamily Blog

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65 Comments on “Thankful Thursday”

  1. I am also thankful for freedom of religion in our country which many have taken for granted. Thankful also for the internet, computer and smart phones which we cannot do without.

  2. Love that quote. Being grateful can make a big difference in how we view everything.
    I feel the same way about all the blogging pets I’ve met. I’ve cried over severeal who have left their humans.

    • It sure does make a difference. I’ve cried over many other folks’ babies. Breaks my heart. 🙂

  3. There are so many things to be thankful for in our lives, but we go along and take them for granted. God protects us and saves us from so many dangers and troubles that we are not even aware of. Yet we forget to thank Him.

    God bless.

    • He sure does protect us, Victor. God bless you too. 🙂

  4. I too am thankful I can read just like you are not only does it let me travel around the world and visit places that I would never visit and meet people I would never meet but it means that my eyes are still healthy and that I can see which is something that I’m very thankful for. Mysite my hearing and the fact that I can still walk

    • Yes on all those things. There are so many little things that many never notice. They are all a blessing. 🙂

  5. I think most people are more thankful then ever having had our freedom taken away with this virus thing. We are all now thankful for basic life things that we all used to take for granted.

    • Yes we’re all feeling that for sure. Toilet paper, getting my hair cut, getting my nails done. Food. So many things. 🙂

  6. This virus thing has been a wake-up call to many. This is the first time in the history of this country that our freedom of religion has been impacted by government closure of churches. We’re on a slippery slope and I hope people wake up soon.

    • Yes we’re on a slippery slope. I’m awake as you are, Linda. 🙂

  7. I am thankful for all of our blogging buddies, even if we don’t blog any more. We love reading the blogs. We are thankful for the roof over our heads and for the food we eat. Sandee hope you and Zane have a perfect day.

    • I’m so happy to be able to see you now and then, Marg. You know you’re loved by so many. 🙂

  8. I remember when I discovered the library at my elementary school; the trajectory of my life changed in that moment!
    Reading, especially non-school books, has been a major force in shaping the person that I am today.
    Very powerful stuff.

    • It’s wonderful isn’t it? Yes it is. Scritches to the kitties. 🙂

  9. Those are purrfect thankfuls, we can’t imaging where we’d all be without reading. Thanks for joining our Thankful Thursday Blog Hop!

    • Us either. We have a book or books going all the time. Thank you for hosting the Thankful Thursday Blog Hop. 🙂

  10. Canada has allowed me to have the freedom to have religion, talk whatever I want within the rules. These people who think that they can say whatever no matter, they want are wrong. Respect is important, I’m thankful that people respect me. I’m thankful for having my friends. They give me strength everyday. Enjoy your day Sandee and please keep safe.

    Cruisin Paul

    • There’s very little respect here. People are downright mean down here. We’re safe, Paul. 🙂

  11. I am thankful for you and your supportive energy as I mourn for loss of my sweet Zoe ~

    Xox ~ lots of hugs and love to you ~ Happy Boating ^_^

    Be Safe, Be Well,
    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

    • I love you Carol. I wish I could take some of your pain from you. I know the crushing hurt of losing someone so precious. 🙂

  12. Kismet – New River, Arizona. – I'm a 16 year old Indian Ringneck parrot curmudgeon in New River, Arizona in the wild west country. If you're a sunflower seed, you're dinner.
    Kismet

    I thought we got rid of weekends a few months ago.

    • We got rid of weekends when we retired. The best thing about retirement. Love you, Kismet. 🙂

    • The world is a small place for those that can’t read. It’s a shame. 🙂

  13. Sandee what absolutely beautiful thankfulness today. I agree about reading. My mom was an avid reader. We went to the library every Saturday when I was a child.
    Hugs and Happy Thursday
    Cecilia

    • My parents weren’t but I was hooked on the first book I read. Been reading ever since. Happy Thursday, my friend. Big hug. 🙂

  14. Freedom of religion and being able to read are things we take for granted. I am thankful for these things, as well, plus a slew of other things. It pays to step back and think about things we are grateful for. Happy Thursday!

  15. We are so thankful for our blogging buddies that live in all parts of the world. We learn so much for them and see such beautiful sites. I am also thankful for books. I can’t imagine life without them.

    • They do bring such wonderful things with them. I agree. I’ve friends all over the world too. 🙂

  16. InvisiblyMe – United Kingdom – Health, Chronic Illness, Chronic Pain & Disability Blogger at InvisiblyMe : Live a visible life, whatever your health > ★ www.invisiblyme.com ★ FB/Twitter/Insta : @invisiblymeblog twitter.com/invisiblymeblog instagram.com/invisiblymeblog facebook.com/invisiblymeblog
    Invisibly Me

    So true on freedom of religion and, at least to some degrees, freedom of speech, of choice, of dress, etc. That should never be abused or taken for granted. And yes, I’m incredibly thankful I can read, too. I consider it a blessing to be able to write and a joy to be able to read, especially how books are a big part of my life. Are you busy reading blogs or do you have a good book on the go at the moment?
    Happy Thursday, Sandee! xx

    • We always have a book we’re reading. Hubby can read several at a time. I can’t swing that. Happy Thursday, Caz. 🙂

    • That’s the amazing part is all the places reading takes you. I’m currently in Scotland right now with the book I’m reading. 🙂

    • I’m thankful that you’re back from that horrible hacking you endured. Love you, Kathe. 🙂

  17. Tails Around the Ranch – Denver, CO – The inspiration behind this blog was one knuckleheaded Standard Poodle named Sam but is now inspired by a House Pony-Wilson. I'm Monika, the upright. Living in the Denver metro area, we post about dogs, rescue and nature. So grab your favorite beverage and be prepared to howl along with our adventures. And don't forget to bark your 'pup-tacular' comment; we'd love to hear from you.
    Tails Around the Ranch

    That traveling around the world from a comfy armchair is divine, isn’t it? So much which to be grateful especially these days where pandemic life lends itself to it. Thanks for sharing and loving Blogville’s pets. 💙

    • It is divine indeed. I can get lost in a good book and do very often. You’re most welcome. I love your babies too and grieved when you lost Sam. 🙂

    • It’s very easy to do. They are all so special and you learn to love them so quickly. 🙂

  18. kittiesblue – Roanoke, VA – Tandem bike rider with the best husband ever (married 47 years), gardener, blogger and kitty addict and caregiver. My license plate is PRRFCT and I have a tattoo of my blog logo on my calf.
    kittiesblue

    What a wonderful quote. Thank you for sharing it. Everything is better when we have a grateful heart. Purrs from Sawyer and Cooper Murphy. Hugs, Janet

    • Yes indeed. Purrs back to Sawyer and Cooper Murphy. Hugs. 🙂

  19. I also enjoy reading about other people’s furbabies. It’s almost like you know them, and I always feel welcome in the pet loving community. Like I always say, furbabies bring humans together.
    Have a wonderful Thankful Thursday!

    • I agree, Viola. There are so many wonderful babies out there. You have a wonderful Thankful Thursday, too. 🙂

  20. Feline Opines – Writer, entrepreneur and lover of felines (and all furry creatures). You can learn more about me and my connection with felines in my story, All My Children Wear Fur Coats, In the 2016) issuer of Chicken Soup For the Cat Lover's Soul, My Very Good, Very Bad Cat. Feline Opines was awarded a Muse Medallion in 2018 from The Cat Writer's Association. The Felines have a book called "Felines Opine on God" available at Amazon & Barnes and Noble and a cozy mystery will be released soon.
    Feline Opines

    We say amen and AMEN to all four “thankfuls” you mentioned!
    Purrs & Head Bonks,
    Oliver

    • Thank you, Oliver. Purrs and head bonks back. 🙂

  21. Bette A. Stevens – Central Maine, USA – "I'm a writer inspired by nature and human nature!" ~ Bette A. Stevens Bette A. Stevens is a retired teacher, a wife, mother of two and grandmother of five. Stevens lives in Central Maine with her husband on their 37-acre farmstead where she enjoys writing, gardening, walking and reveling in the beauty of nature. She advocates for children and childhood literacy and for monarch butterflies, an endangered species. Stevens’s children’s activity book, THE TANGRAM ZOO and WORD PUZZLES TOO! was first published in 1997 by Windswept House Publishing, Mt. Desert, ME; a second edition was self-published by the author in 2012. AMAZING MATILDA , Stevens's second children's book, self-published in 2012, won a 2013 Purple Dragonfly Book Award (Honorable Mention for Excellence in Children's Literature - Ages 6 and older category) and placed #9 on The 2013 Gittle List TOP 10for Self-published Children’s Picture Books. Stevens has written articles for ECHOES, The Northern Maine Journal of Rural Culture based in Caribou, Maine. In 2013, the author published her first book for the YA/Adult audience: PURE TRASH, a short story of a boy growing up in rural New England in a family whose poverty and alcoholism mark him as a target for bullying by young and old alike. This short story is a prequel to Stevens's debut novel, DOG BONE SOUP, A Boomer’s Journey released in January of 2015.
    Bette A. Stevens

    Thankful for creatures great and small that inspire me every day… Happy Thursday, Sandee!

    • There are so many wonderful things to be thankful for. We just need to pay attention to all the wonderful things in our lives. 🙂

  22. I’m trying to write in a gratitude journal a few times a week. Some weeks are successful, but some (like this week) are not because by the time I remember to record my thoughts, I’m too tired!! Freedom of religion is something in which to be thankful. Did you know the country with the largest increase in Christians is….China! Yes, we Americans take such freedoms for granted and sometimes we tend to twist our “religiosity” to fit our political opinions. Wonderful list! Hope this week has been kind to you. xoxo

    • This week has been kind to us. I hope it’s been kind to you too. Being grateful is so important. 🙂

    • Yes indeed. We can’t let anyone take this away from us. 🙂

  23. Those were some great Thankfuls, Sandee, where we can fully relate to. When another furriend has left our planet, it feels like one of our own :'( That Quote is beautiful💗Pawkisses for a Happy Day🐾😽💞

    • It sure does feel like one of our own. Pawkisses for a happy day and weekend. 🙂

  24. I’ve cried so many tears over other people’s pet losses that I’ve never even met in person. But they also bring many smiles and laughs! It’s the best thing that’s come out of blogging for me, so I’m thankful I decided to start a blog.

    • They do bring so much joy. Yes blogging is a wonderful way to meet wonderful people and their wonderful pets. 🙂

  25. Pets make the world a better place!Our Eddie is pretty mush the best and makes our family so happy.

    I hope you have a lovely weekend 🙂

    • Yes they are part of the family and often cared for even better than our kids. Just saying. I think it’s because they can’t tell us what they want sometimes. 🙂

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