Getting Ready to Give Thanks

As I prepare for my guitar playing at Immanuel Trinity Church on Thanksgiving I am coming up with a song list. I plan to also talk about what I'm thankful for, interspersing my comments between the songs.

1. Heavenly Day(thankful for just being on Earth)



2. The Beauty of the Rain(thankful for the beauty of reflection)



3. Dove and the Waterline



4. I Can See Clearly Now(thankful for the ability to think postively in a world full of obstacles)



5. New Year's Day(thankful for seeing things in a brand new way and for new beginnings)



6. Beyond Belief(thankful for my lifetime companion Debbie)



7. Reunion Hill



8. Grocer's Broom(thankful for hard work and restful days deserved)



9. Over There(thankful for the miracle of children)



10. I Had Something(thankful for the gift of spiritual yearning)



11. The Ballad of Mary Magdalene



12. Northbound 35



13. Gray Green(thankful for the gift of being new parents and beholding this new child)



14. Blue Divide



15. Ain't No Sunshine(thankful for the companionship in marriage)



16. Take Me Home(thankful for the peace of rustic roads)



17. Texas Blues



18. So Says the Whippoorwill(thankful for freedom)



19. Lighthouse Light(thankful to that light in our souls that leads us home)



20. This Little Light of Mine



21. The Storms are on the Ocean



22. Houses in the Fields (thankful for the dedication of the nation's farmers and their respect and connection to the land)



23. Love is Our Cross to Bear(thankful for love)



24. Ponies



25. She's All There is to Me (thankful for the love of Debbie)



26. I Can Only Imagine (thankful for imagination and love)



27. I Saw My Youth Today



28. Waiting for the Storm



29. Arrowhead(thankful to those young men who fight and die for freedom)



30. The Kite Song



31. TV Light



32. The Boxer



33. Lawrence, Kansas(thankful to the farmers who work so hard---to Donnie and Bev)



34. State of the Union(thankful for the courage it takes to beat a drug habit--to Tim)



35. This Land is Your Land(thankful for the USA)



36. The Island



37. On a Sea of Fleur-De-Lis



38. Senor



39. Old Tennessee



40. Peace Will Come(thankful for peace that comes being bathed in perfect love)

From this songlist, I will be choosing the songs I will be singing at Thanksgiving. It will be a great experience to be able to share my music and the songs I love. I look forward to meeting a lot of wonderful people and in giving what I can. It could be the most meaningful Thanksgiving of all.

The true joy in life is giving and I am learning this at a late age, but I think it is never too late.