“Thanksgiving Day?” One day? Why not make it a week of thankfulness? A day, sanctioned by the government [which many of you abhor, “Even more government control”], to honor one day which the Church honors each and every day as we gather at this holy, thanksgiving table.

“Thank you.” Thank you to what and to whom? Thankful for what and for why? All our personal reflections as this November week slowly unfolds.

We may passingly remember “thankful memories” during a day’s passing moments. But, this week, this only week, can we mindfully recount, embrace, remember and now…more importantly relive the thankfulness that was extended to us, the thankfulness that happened to us and the thankfulness that we extended to those we love and especially those whose names we’ve touched but never knew.

The longer you live the more thankful you become, both about your life and the all events and the happenings that happened to you.

And now, in November’s third week, we sincerely thank those thoughtful people who either sought us out or we sought providing two simple words.

“Thank you” for thanking someone for something that’s expected of them? That’s not Thanksgiving, that’s called, “service.” Still, it’s important.

“Thank you” no longer becomes two words for a deed done or a done deed. “Thank you” becomes a bond. A bond between you and God and now a bond between you and that special person you thanked or the one who thanked you.

(Housekeeper, first parish says to me, “Thank you for thinking of thanking me.” I smiled and never forgot.)