Giving Thanks for Friends and Family

I can still see the sunlight pouring into the large hospice room at Toronto's Princess Margaret Hospital, and hear the music of Quebec icon Felix Leclerc playing softly.  Five years ago today, I was alone in that room, as my husband quietly drew his last breath.  

In the days, weeks, months and years which have followed, I have never been alone.  I have been blessed with loving, kind and thoughtful friends and family members - old and new - who, no matter where in the world they live, are there for me, offering their guidance, encouragement, support, hugs and humour!   

It is the beginning of Canadian Thanksgiving weekend, and I am deeply grateful for the people in my life.  Each of you, in your own special way, makes a difference in my life.  I love you all. 

Photographs Copyright of:  Ruth Adams, Widow's Endorphins Photographic Images Incorporated. 

Thanksgiving...Action de Grace

It's Thanksgiving Day in Canada.  A country with so much to be thankful for, including two official languages:  English and French.  Thanksgiving in French, is Action de Grace.  An easy way to remember, is to think that when we say grace before a meal, we are giving thanks.  Thanks for nature's bounty, for the farmers who planted, tended, and harvested the crops, the truckers who transported it, the grocery store workers who stocked the shelves and handled the cash, the people who cooked the dinner, and for those sharing in the meal.

You know how I love to play with words...Action de Grace also makes me think of grace in action.  It is in doing acts of kindness, and extending a hand to those in need, that we express grace.

Happy Thanksgiving! Joyeuse Action de Grace!

Photographs Copyright of:  Ruth Adams, Widow's Endorphins Photographic Images Incorporated