Pamela Simmons: I am thankful for a loving family...I don't have my own family, and my husband's family has not only accepted me, but embraced me. I am grateful that we are able to help provide others with a holiday meal.
* * *
Kara Garvey-Knapp: I'm grateful for working through hard times because then they become OK times and grow into better times, sprinkled graciously with beautiful times.
* * *
Annie Laurie Macy-Purinton: I'm thankful for my family and friends who are always there for me. I'm also thankful for my health. Each year that goes by since being in remission is another gift that I'm so grateful for.
* * *
Marjorie Albrecht Ray: I'm thankful I get to work from home and can take walks in nature. I'm grateful that I have caring friends and family who like to laugh!
* * *
Rick Hege: Finally reaching retirement. ;)
* * *
Kris Alden: I'm thankful for a lot of things: my kids, my amazing grandson, my friends, and my medical team at Cheshire Medical Center who literally keep me alive to be able to enjoy the people I'm thankful for.
* * *
Susie Webster-Toleno: I'm grateful for the outpouring of loving community support in the wake of family medical challenges.
* * *
Christian Avard: Thankful for my two sons, Forrester and Hayden - two gifted athletes who are happy, healthy, and still alive in this world.
* * *
Sarah Dandelions: I'm grateful for my connection to source and the ability to return to it again and again so I am able to serve freely from my heart ♥ðŸ™
* * *
Tim Johnson Arsenault: I'm thankful that I have a supportive family and that I have the chance to give back to a community that's given me a lot.
* * *
Janet Athens: I am thankful for family, friends, and the town of Brattleboro. I have lived here for 20 years and am happy to call it home.
* * *
Beverly Greer Langeveld: In addition to being thankful for family, friends, food and shelter, I am thankful for the technology and medical professionals who were able to provide me with joint replacements that have allowed me to be more active as I age.
* * *
Sara Corbin: Health is a biggie.
* * *
Barbara S. Evans: I am grateful for this beautiful natural environment in which to medically and spiritually heal!
* * *
Sarah Gonzales: I am beyond grateful for my ability to maintain a small business and to have even started it. What makes this business so special is not just because I really enjoy folding laundry the Marie Kondo way, which is much like an art, but being able to have such grateful and awesome customers who appreciate my work and always seem to express their gratitude. â¤ï¸
I live in poverty, and although it's not as bad as many other's situations, I do find myself in hard circumstances where I still need to decide which bill to pay or which utility is more important to keep on. Having a little work, despite some physical challenges, lets me provide a little bit more to my kids and our bills.
I couldn't do this without great customers. It's definitely changed my life, and I know it'll continue to do so because of the genuine community I live in! 🤗
* * *
Dorothy Grover Read: I am truly thankful that we live in an area where the bulk of our food can be grown or produced within our state - usually just a few miles from our homes. This means healthier families.
We know the names of our farmers, and they are our friends. We don't need to rely totally on the massive agriculture systems that are in place in our country - systems that look at business' profits first and human health not at all.
Compared to most areas of our country, we are truly blessed.
* * *
Bonnie Girvan: I am so grateful for the ability to change my mind, even when I think I am so right about something - to see another's point of view and respect them in spite of our differences.
* * *
Calvin Moen: Vermont instituting Indigenous People's Day. Maybe next we can replace Thanksgiving with a Day of Mourning.
* * *
Nancy Braus: I am grateful for the woods, fields, and dirt roads that my dog and I are fortunate enough to walk through every day. I feel like the most fortunate person in the world to have my amazing daughters and to have two grandchildren who are the very best ages - 4 and 7 - living in Brattleboro.
* * *
James Douglas: I'm thankful for the holiday cheer!
I'm thankful for an upcoming new year!
I'm thankful for the winter beauty, I'm thankful for shoveling duty.
I'm thankful for the turkey 'cause it brings us all together,
I'm thankful for the fellowship and the chairs that aren't real leather.
And most of all I'm thankful for the spirit of love the season will bring.
May the Christmas bells ring!