Jairus' Daughter

The Thanksgiving Song

by Yours Truly

Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Thanksgiving
It's here again
It comes every year
This is about when

Turkey in the oven
Football on TV
Relatives in guest rooms
Get to eat for free

Government-mandated gratefulness
It's a beautiful thing
Hearkens back to our founders
Let the oven timer ring!

What are you thankful for?
Everything and not enough
Family, friends, health
And all the incidental stuff

Thanksgiving's here again
Time to loosen your pants
Eat yourself into a stupor
And don't forget to say thanks

Common Themes

"In the garden at Gethsemane
He prayed for the life he'd never live,
He beseeched his Heavenly Father to remove
The cup of death from his lips" - Bruce Springsteen

"You gave Your body to the lonely
They took Your clothes
You gave up a wife and a family
You gave Your ghost
To be alone with me
To be alone with me." - Sufjan Stevens

What am I (not) willing to give up?

Side-effects of Spending Too Much Time at a Primary School

1) You walk around your house with your forefinger pressed firmly against your lips.

2) You have uncontrollable cravings for peanut butter and jelly.

3) You write to-do lists in crayon.

4) You have a smiley face stamp on your arm, and you can't figure out how it got there.

5) You see Fruit Loops, not as food, but as art supplies.

6) You see paste, not as art supply, but as food.

7) You think SpongeBob should run for governor.

8) Whenever you hear a bell, you have a strong desire to line up at the door.

9) You want to play Hungry Hungry Hippos at your next dinner party.

10) You wake up at 8:00am on weekends saying the pledge of allegiance.

Back

"I wanna draw the line between who I am and who I invent." - Low Millions

The only problem with taking a vacation from yourself is that sooner or later you have to come home.