Hope each of you have a wonderful Thanksgiving… Hope you enjoy my Thanksgiving Thoughts 2025…
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Eternal Promised Land
The seasons turn, slow and certain,
teaching us patience with what we cannot rush.
Every day… the road runs from daylight to dusk,
a long stretch of maybe and mercy.
Some days bloom with abundance,
others with the quiet courage to keep going.
Heart and mind remember…
the ache of effort, the weight of small beginnings.
Chasing dreams that never pay in gold,
and still, the sun keeps rising and setting.
The field of life doesn’t promise…
it just invites.
There is no perfect harvest,
but we continue to plant seeds in faith,
and gather with the trembling awe of joy.
Setting a table of bounty, warm before us…
the stories we reflect on are warmer still.
Knowing that living life has a way of letting you learn…
our Promised Land isn’t here on earth.
But for the time we are here,
it’s in the moment we look around,
and realize we have enough.
Thanksgiving…
it’s in the pause before the meal,
in the laughter between old hurts,
and in hands that still reach for one another.
For our promises are kept in the hands of the One
who reaches for us, and gives us…
our Eternal Promised Land.
© J Clay Norton, 2025
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2024 – A Heart of Thanksgiving
As you step into your role today, remember that you are not just an educator and leader but a shaper of the future. Your actions and decisions profoundly impact the lives of those you guide. Go, be the great educator and leader that our future needs.
Remember… Think Leadership and Be For Others…
©2025 J Clay Norton
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