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General Discussion => Penton Talk => Topic started by: chicagojerry on November 28, 2013, 09:09:44 AM

Title: Happy Thanksgiving
Post by: chicagojerry on November 28, 2013, 09:09:44 AM
its time again to pause and reflect on the many blessings that we all have. if i may, i would like to relay a quick little story.
 this last week was a trying one for me, a lot of stress, nothing really big, but i was feeling sorry for myself. on tuesday when i checked in for work at the bosses office, somebody mentioned Thanksgiving. i relayed my story that some of you may have heard before. in  november, 1987   i had been laid off from work for about a year to the day. no insurance for my family, and my unemployment had just run out that week. i got a call from ford on a friday asking me if i would like to re-locate from my home in suburban chicago to the cleveland ohio area. i started back to work the following monday. it was a Blessing then and has remained as such. (Thanksgiving meant a LOT to me THAT year.) But i had forgotten how truly blessed i am. that simple, passing mention of Thanksgiving jogged my memory just enough to make me pause and reflect on just how truly good i have it. needless to say, i snapped out of my little funk , right then and there after i told my chicago to cleveland story. the Good Lord gave me a little nudge to remind me. i am truly grateful and today especially, i will pause and thank Him for all He has done.
 happy thanksgiving to all of you.    chicago jerry
Title: Happy Thanksgiving
Post by: firstturn on November 28, 2013, 11:05:49 AM
Jerry,
  The story is always great to hear and remind us all how Blessed we are to live in this Great Country.  Thanks again for the story.

Ron Carbaugh
Title: Happy Thanksgiving
Post by: clayman on November 28, 2013, 07:14:52 PM
Very good story, Jerry. We are truly blessed for all we have: God is good!
Happy Thanksgiving.

Clay
Title: Happy Thanksgiving
Post by: wade195 on November 28, 2013, 07:56:47 PM
Amen

Gods Blessings

Doug
Title: Happy Thanksgiving
Post by: tomale on November 29, 2013, 09:28:47 PM
Great story,  we are blessed, so many seem to forget that!  What a sad way to live, I am so thankful for so many things including all the folks on this site!

Thom Green,Still crazy after all these years!
76' 250 MC5 (orginal owner)
74' 1/2 440 maico
70' 400 maico (project)
72' cr125 Husky (project)
93' RMx 250 suzuki
Honda TL 125
2004 Suzuki DL1000

Title: Happy Thanksgiving
Post by: tooclose racing on December 01, 2013, 01:13:21 PM
A belated Happy Thanksgiving to the POG and my fellow Penton racers.  And I want to mention one thing I'm grateful for - Jerry himself - who finds the time outside of his day job to support our AHRMA XC racing efforts (HUGE...)and others at this site with their bike projects.

Thanks Jerry.