Thursday Thoughts....

Today  in America we celebrate Thanksgiving. I am grateful and feel very blessed for my family and friends.
I am thankful all the people in my life everyday!!
If you ask my grandson who is 2 1/2 years old what is Thanksgiving, he will tell you "you eat turkey and get fat". Well, he is partially right.
It got me thinking, I wonder how many family's take the time at the dinner table and to give thanks for more than just food.

I am thankful for life and all that comes my way. For the wonderful and not so wonderful. I am grateful for the many obstacles thrown my way.  Without the many bumps in the road I may not have met the many wonderful people who have touched my life and continue to be in my life.

I will end with the definition of "thanksgiving" from Dictionary.com

thanks·giv·ing

 [thangks-giv-ing] 

noun

1.

the act of giving thanks; grateful acknowledgment of benefits or favors, especially to God.

2.

an expression of thanks, especially to God.

3.

a public celebration in acknowledgment of divine favor or kindness.

4.

a day set apart for giving thanks to God.

5.

( initial capital letter ) Thanksgiving Day.

♥Thankful for Terrific Authors♥

Today I'd like to recognize all the terrific authors, that took me on many journeys and gave me the opportunity to live so many lives. Here is a list of  authors I have read since last Thanksgiving.

In alphabet order:

• Alexandra Adornetto  http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/696372.Alexandra_Adornetto
• Alivia Anders  http://aliviaanders.blogspot.com/p/author-bio.html
• Jennifer L.Armentrout  http://www.jenniferarmentrout.com/
• Julianna Baggott  http://www.juliannabaggott.com/
• Lisa Tawn Bergren  http://lisatawnbergren.com/books/
• Kristin Cashore  http://kristincashore.blogspot.com/2008/02/my-books.html
• Nicky Charles  https://sites.google.com/site/nickycharlesbooks/home/about
• Cassandra Clare http://www.cassandraclare.com/ 
• Kate Evangelista  http://www.kateevangelista.com/
• Amanda Hocking  http://amandahocking.blogspot.com/
• Michelle Hodkin  http://www.michellehodkin.com/p/books.html
• Julie Kagawa  http://www.juliekagawa.com/
• Alma Katsu  http://www.almakatsu.com/books.php
• Heather Killough-Walden  http://www.killough-walden.com/
• Mary Lindsey  http://www.marylindsey.com/books.php
• Marie Lu  http://www.marielu.org/index.html
• Sandra Madera  http://www.sandramadera.com/AboutMe.html
• H.P. Mallory  http://hpmallory.com/
• D.M. McDaniel  http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6032881.DM_McDaniel
• Erin Morgenstern  http://erinmorgenstern.com/
• Jackson Pearce  http://jackson-pearce.com/books/
• Rose Pressey  http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1188608.Rose_Pressey
• J.R. Rain  http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5753883.J_R_Rain
• Veronica Roth  http://veronicarothbooks.blogspot.com/p/books.html
• Angie Sage  http://www.angiesage.com/
• Kira Saito  http://kirasaito.blogspot.com/
• Thomas E. Sniegoski  http://www.sniegoski.com/
• Maggie Stiefvater    http://maggiestiefvater.com/
• Ashley Stoyanoff   http://www.ashleystoyanoff.com/p/the-souls-mark-series.html
• Nicholas Taylor   http://nicholastaylor.co/books/
• CyndiTefft   http://ctefft.blogspot.com/
• Carole Wood   http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5830488.Carole_Wood