Happy Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving is steeped in American history as we know. Being thankful is what we do this day as we set aside time to count our blessings that give us reasons to hope for even brighter days ahead.
Many of our ancestors were a part of the history of America. We may pause and be thankful for them and their sacrifices and contributions that helped bring us to today.
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, being thankful, and thinking of ancestors, I wanted to share a Find A Grave link for the given name of Thankful for those buried in Ohio which numbers 147. Taking it a step further, doing a global type search for the given name of Thankful on Find A Grave, we find there are currently listed 4,269 memorials posted for this beautiful name.
Yet, it seems the given name of Thankful has fallen out of favor over the years; we rarely see it anymore or know anyone who has the name "Thankful."
Fortunately, it doesn't matter if our given name is "Thankful" or not, we can celebrate Thanksgiving in all of the ways possible that bring us joy and gratefulness.
By the way, "Find A Grave" only has 6 memorials posted for the given name of "Grateful." We need more Grateful too!
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What a beautiful name - Thankful Joy!
