I know. I said I was taking off the weekend, but this post is an exception. I just read Peter Greene’s Thanksgiving message, and I can’t post it next week because it will be dated. Peter is a wonderful writer, and I think you will enjoy his reflections about gratitude.

For those who don’t know Peter, he retired after 39 years as an English teacher in Pennsylvania. He has two sets of children. The first set is from his first marriage, and they are adults. The second set, from his second marriage, are toddler twins. You will see a picture of them watching their first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade on television. I wouldn’t normally mention the personal details of Peter’s life but he refers to his twins as his “board of directors.”

Speaking of gratitude, I forgot to tell you something that fills me with gratitude. I have four grandsons, and one of them, who is in his late 20s, was in Eilat, Israel, on October 7. He was visiting friends at a dive resort where he worked a few years ago as a marine photographer. About 15 people from the staff went to the Supernova dance, about an hour away. He made plans to go but the couple who offered him a ride broke up the day before and decided not to go. Some of the young people from the resort who went to the dance were murdered. Thank whatever gods there be that he didn’t go. I’m so grateful for his safety.