{"id":518,"date":"2012-11-21T22:02:00","date_gmt":"2012-11-21T22:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spellmaker.com\/blog\/?p=518"},"modified":"2012-11-21T22:02:00","modified_gmt":"2012-11-21T22:02:00","slug":"happy-thanksgiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spellmaker.com\/blog\/?p=518","title":{"rendered":"Happy Thanksgiving!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello!<\/p>\n<p>Here we are, the day of turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, football and parades \ud83d\ude42 As I am in the kitchen, chopping and prepping, I look back on this year with much gratitude.&#0160; It has been, by all standards, a year of great sorrow. And yet, those we have lost in my family, are not really lost at all. They are still here, just in another form, and I am very grateful for their continued presence in my life.&#0160; While they may not be able to help in the preparations or such, they surely will have a seat at the table today \ud83d\ude42 <\/p>\n<p>HappyThanksgiving to all &#8212; to my family, my wondeful clients and friends. I wish you all a lovely day with those you love, here and gone, but not really.<\/p>\n<p>Love<\/p>\n<p>Sister Bridget<\/p>\n<p>&#0160;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"194\" id=\"rg_hi\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTbzuXO7-o0V19Zo49UcW-wV5ycwe5d-vLAXdwZYRW78BGzPkTAVw\" style=\"width: 259px; height: 194px;\" width=\"259\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Garamond;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\">&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160; Thanksgiving<br \/>\nPrayer<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>We return thanks<br \/>\nto our mother, the earth, which sustains us.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>We return thanks<br \/>\nto the rivers and streams, which supply us with<br \/>\nwater.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>We return thanks<br \/>\nto all herbs, which furnish medicines for the cure of our<br \/>\ndiseases.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>We return thanks<br \/>\nto the moon and stars, which have given to us their light<br \/>\nwhen the sun was gone.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>We return thanks<br \/>\nto the sun, that has looked upon the earth with a beneficent<br \/>\neye.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>Lastly, we<br \/>\nreturn thanks to the Great Spirit, in Whom is embodied all<br \/>\ngoodness, and Who directs all things for the good of Her<br \/>\nchildren.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>Iroquois Prayer,<br \/>\nadapted by<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>Sisters of St.<br \/>\nJoseph of Peace<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#0160;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"101\" id=\"rg_hi\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSWDjoOSVBF804EjF_Q3SnN8UlzTtm5pAmxtRm7dTRoHDioalaj\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"163\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"102\" id=\"rg_hi\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQgMhfmoCu0TZpzMjc3-AdsPvO_HBMg_XkuB7j_ksO_KgPs3pMD\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"105\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"103\" id=\"rg_hi\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRk-42fDz0JY0fv0L6RikyroIwNDP-ScfHFbyqWdE2jx8Abc6TPdg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"77\" \/><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello! Here we are, the day of turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, football and parades \ud83d\ude42 As I am in the kitchen, chopping and prepping, I look back on this year with much gratitude.&#0160; It has been, by all standards, a year of great sorrow. 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