I am thankful for the opportunity to spend my days meeting, getting to know and working with some of the most wonderful people!

I do not know the author of the following but this poem always brings a smile, and so I'll share it with you.

"Thanksgiving thoughts are the kind of thoughts that we should have all year long. For it is the folks with thankful hearts whose lives are filled with song. We should take time for kindness to those we hold most dear, and just extend a helping hand to others through the year. Let's set aside some quiet time and share it with a friend. For friendships bring a special joy and pleasure without end. So may the blessings of this day that I would ask for you, now fill you with Thanksgiving Peace that lasts the whole year through!"

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words,

but to live by them.

President John Fitzgerald Kennedy

November 18, 1963