1.   In our own celebrations this Christmas, May we join with Mary in giving thanks for the amazing gift of human life.

2.   Let us give thanks for the beauty of the world.

3.   We should appreciate their help and give thanks for it but never waste our strength worrying about its fairness.

4.   Our reasons to give thanks are as innumerable as the stars.

5.   Together we give thanks for this bounteous harvest.

6.   Giving thanks -- as in praying, thanking God, I thought.

7.   And God, her letter got me to thinking about how often my daughters inspire me to give thanks.

8.   And I gave thanks for an unexpected reminder that our alleged necessities often are no more than conveniences that insulate and distract us from reality.

9.   And in the true spirit of giving thanks, she brings the beauty of nature inside while keeping true to its simplicity.

10.   And in particular, he will give thanks for the children whose laughter called to him through the trees.