Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Thanksgiving Quotes from a Bear and a Wise Person, Happy Thanksgiving from J.Q. Rose

Hello and welcome to the Focused on Story blog. Can you feel the buzz in the air as we prepare for Thanksgiving? 

Enjoy a couple of quotes from some very wise people, er, one bear and one very wise person. 

Bountiful harvest


“PIGLET NOTICED THAT EVEN THOUGH HE HAD A VERY SMALL HEART, IT COULD HOLD A RATHER LARGE AMOUNT OF GRATITUDE.”
― A.A. MILNE, WINNIE-THE-POOH


Squash on your Thanksgiving table this year?

“CULTIVATE THE HABIT OF BEING GRATEFUL FOR EVERY GOOD THING THAT COMES TO YOU, AND TO GIVE THANKS CONTINUOUSLY. AND BECAUSE ALL THINGS HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO YOUR ADVANCEMENT, YOU SHOULD INCLUDE ALL THINGS IN YOUR GRATITUDE.”

― RALPH WALDO EMERSON



The Psalm of Thanksgiving

Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving
from J.Q. Rose

You may know that President Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863. But who was the woman who convinced him to do it?? Check it out at my publisher's blog, Books We Love Insiders blog. Click here to find another trivia question for Thanksgiving Day fun.

7 comments:

emaginette said...

Happy Thanksgiving. :-)

Anna from elements of emaginette

Nan P said...

Love the quotes. Happy Thanksgiving!

Juneta key said...

Happy Thanksgiving J.Q.

J.Q. Rose said...

Thanks Anna. Hope your day was delicious.

J.Q. Rose said...

Thanks, Nan!

J.Q. Rose said...

Thank you, Juneta!! Hope you had a great day!

Sarah said...

I swear, Winnie the Pooh really does have some of the best quotes ever.

- Sarah

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