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Gratitude During Thanksgiving
Giving & Gratitude During Thanksgiving
Family, friends, feast and football. Sound an awful lot like Thanksgiving? Yet, a peculiar aura surrounds Thanksgiving. Often, it is the ONE-day multitudinous people express their gratitude to God and each other.
That’s a good thing. But there is much to do and even more to say to encourage people to dedicate a portion of each day for giving thanks. So, how can we start living in a manner that our attitudes and actions reflect the gratitude in our hearts?
Family Traditions
One such meaningful tradition is the preparation of two Thanksgiving dinners. Get the whole family involved with cooking a holiday meal the day before Thanksgiving. Package and deliver food to a needy family on Thanksgiving Eve. Think

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