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Happy Canadian Thanksgiving

October 9, 2021 by Patricia Sands 8 Comments

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Happy Thanksgiving, dear readers in Canada. This is my favourite holiday. Is it yours too?

No shopping for anything but dinner ingredients. No lists of gifts. Bags of food being filled for the Food Banks. Volunteers serving turkey dinners at homeless shelters. Quality time spent as families and friends gather to share memories, love and laughter. An attitude of gratitude prevails. I am so thankful for the life I have. I hope you feel the same about yours.

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It’s been a tough year and a half for everyone around the globe. The pandemic has turned lives inside out and inflicted sorrow on many families in a myriad of ways. I hope life is returning to some kind of normal for each of you.

As we count our individual blessings, let’s remember those who struggle with hunger, illness, poverty, war and a multitude of other challenges in our own backyards and around the globe. The refugee crisis is heartbreaking. Let’s try to make the sentiments of Thanksgiving a part of every single day.

What a good feeling to see the food donation bins overflowing today. If you can’t get out to help, here’s a way you can play a part without leaving home! Click right here.

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I’ve written about these sites before, but they are always worth mentioning from time to time.  All you have to do is go to TheHungerSite.com  once a day and click on the button — sponsors give free food. You are not put on any list or bombarded with spam. There are other links to click where sponsors donate for appropriate benefits: Breast Cancer ~ remember it is Breast Cancer Awareness Month; Child Health; Literacy; Rainforest; Animal Rescue and a few others. All of this has been verified as legit by Snopes years ago. I pop in every day. Why not?

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I’m thankful to you, the readers who read my books and take the time to contact me. I love hearing from you and appreciate every single message. Thanks for subscribing to my  newsletter and for sharing my books with your friends.

One way I’m celebrating Thanksgiving with my readers is by giving away two sets of ebooks of the Love in Provence series. READ ON!

Love in Provence Series Thanksgiving #BookGiveaway ~ Thank a Friend!

Friendship is an ongoing theme in every one of my novels and something for which we should always be grateful. Where would we be without our good friends?

To enter the giveaway, just click on the link above, which will take you to the proper Facebook page. THEN TAG OR MENTION A FRIEND, thank that friend for what the two of you share, and he or she will also WIN. We will randomly draw the names on Tuesday, October 12th.

As Kat said to Molly and Andrea, “You helped me to believe in life again, to believe in myself, and to take chances. True friends—that’s what you are. I’m so lucky to have you in my life and that’s never going to change.” ~ I Promise You This, Book #3    Good luck! Bonne chance! Thank you!

And while we’re counting blessings and feeling grateful, I would like to say thank you again to all of the essential workers who have given so much to keep life going for all of us throughout the pandemic.

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About Patricia Sands

Family, writing and travel are my passions ... okay, and chocolate ... and I'm seldom without a camera. I write women's fiction and keep in touch with readers by a monthly newsletter that also has giveaways and contests. Come and join us by signing up on the right. See you there!

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  1. Liane Partridge says

    October 9, 2021 at 1:04 am

    Amen to your post, Patricia. Happy Thanksgiving.

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    • Patricia Sands says

      October 11, 2021 at 12:24 pm

      Dear Liane ~ I trust you have enjoyed a lovely Thanksgiving in beautiful Vancouver.
      I’m counting the days until we are all together again in June! xo

      Reply
  2. Darlene Foster says

    October 9, 2021 at 3:59 am

    Happy Thanksgiving, Patricia. xo

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    • Patricia Sands says

      October 11, 2021 at 12:23 pm

      Many thanks, Darlene. Warm October wishes to you and yours!

      Reply
  3. Patricia says

    October 9, 2021 at 1:48 pm

    Happy Thanksgiving to my friends across the northern border!

    Patricia Rickrode
    w/a Jansen Schmidt

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    • Patricia Sands says

      October 11, 2021 at 12:22 pm

      Many thanks, Patricia! You are always so thoughtful!.

      Reply
  4. Anne says

    October 10, 2021 at 11:49 am

    Happy Thanksgiving Patricia!
    Thank you so much for your heartwarming and inspirational posts. They fill me with so much joy and optimism and whet my appetite even more for my next visit to France!
    We celebrated Thanksgiving early this year as our daughter, Kathryn, from Toronto was finally able to get home to us last week for the first time since the pandemic started. It was the best Thanksgiving ever for us all.
    Much love from Anne on Vancouver Island

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    • Patricia Sands says

      October 11, 2021 at 12:21 pm

      Thank you for taking the time to comment, Anne. How wonderful to finally have your daughter with you again. Truly something to celebrate! This pandemic has kept many of us apart for too long. I’m delighted it was the best Thanksgiving ever!

      Reply

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