Because I live in the South, it’s difficult for me to remember that Thanksgiving is here already.

I spent most of my life in Michigan, and “up North”, keeping track of the seasons is easy.

When it starts getting really cold – and you’ve seen at least a dusting of snow, if not a few feet - and the air is rich with the aroma from wood-burning fireplaces — you really experience the changing of the seasons.

On the other hand, I don’t miss snow tires – and taking my life in my hands going to work each day when the weather is bad and the roads exceptionally slippery – and the gray cap that can sit over cities in Michigan for weeks at a time.

So, I’m content here with our pretend winters, and I’m looking forward to the holiday season.

I have many things to be thankful for this year, not the least of which are the great clients I’ve had the opportunity to work with this year. 

To all of you whom I’ve come to know personally, I thank you for your camaraderie, and for your business.

For everyone who reads this blog, I thank you for your interest, and I hope you find this blog useful.

I wish all of you a happy and peaceful Thanksgiving celebration!

Remember our military at the holidays!  As you may know, there are many ways  to show support for our military folks who give so much all year around.  Two Internet-based opportunities:

• Send a postcard to someone in the military.  Visit Let’s Say Thanks.  Xerox Corporation has set up this website where you can select a postcard from among designs created by children all across the country, and personalize it with your own greeting.  The postcards are then printed by Xerox and mailed in care packages sent to military personnel serving overseas by a military support organization, Give2TheTroops.
• Send an e-mail.  Visit America Supports You. 

And, please join me in a prayer to give our new leaders the wisdom and strength they will need in the years ahead.