Thursday, November 24, 2011 by lifeonthecutoff
‘Tis the gift to be simple, ’tis the gift to be free’
Tis the gift to come down where we ought to be,
And when we find ourselves in the place just right’
Twill be in the valley of love and delight.
When true simplicity is gain’d,
To bow and to bend we shan’t be asham’d,
To turn, turn will be our delight,
Till by turning, turning we come ’round right.
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Thank you, Penny. That was beautiful. Hope your Thanksgiving is wonderful. I am sending my love to all of you.
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We caught all that love, Janet, and back it comes to you. It was a full and delicious day. I”m stuffed. Hope yours was good as well.
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So true, Penny. Thanks and Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.
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I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving, Karen. Thank you.
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So very, very beautiful.
I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends. Thanksgiving isn’t celebrated here but we do have so much to be thankful for in this beautiful world we all share.
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It was, Marilyn. Thank you and yes, we have much to be thankful for. Our Thanksgiving is the one holiday that is truly a US American holiday where we all sit and give thanks – and stuff ourselves with too much food.
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Dear Penny,
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family and friends.
Such a lovely reminder in your posting of the essence of this day.
Peace.
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Thank you, Dee. I hope yours was a good Thanksgiving. Being surrounded by family and friends and enjoying nature’s bounty is the best way to be, and the simplicity of this hymn was calling to me.
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That is so beautiful! Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours. 🙂
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Thanks, Cath. It was good and we all ate well.
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Beautiful. Sometimes simplicity says it best. Thanks, Penny: and Happy Thanksgiving to you all. Hope you had a wonderful time.
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It does, doesn’t it, Kate? We did. We ate and laughed and ate somemore.
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I could hear that delightful song singing in my mind as I read the words. Happy thanksgiving, Penny, and may you have much to give thanks for.
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It followed me all day long, Juliet. Such a beautiful, simple tune and reminder. Thank you. There is, indeed, much to be thankful for.
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I love that hymn too! I hope you had a great Thanksgiving Penny – it has taken me a day to recover from cooking too much and eating even more!
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It was hectic but wonderful, Janet. I’m still recovering on Saturday. Sounds like yours was good as well.
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What a wonderfully simple and heartfelt hymn.
Simplicity is indeed a great gift.
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I agree, Friko. It is such a timeless and lovely hymn, isn’t it?
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