Special to The Highlander In October, The Helping Center (THC) launched its first-ever "Gratitude Project". The goal of the proj - ect was to prepare its cli - ents and the community at large to reflect on the many gifts we have re - ceived. This reflection is especially important as we prepare to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday.
Below are the responses of THC clients to the prompt “What Are You Grateful For?
The Helping Center honors those in our com- munity who are strug - gling to make ends meet and who need a helping hand: I am grateful: "that God is in control" "for the food pantry" "for my neighbors" " for waking up this morning" "for wonderful people in our community" "for the people we meet and greet" "for friends and family" "for my husband" "for the life God has given me" "for the perfect weath - er" "for clothing, trans - portation & food" "for the people who volunteer here" "I thank God for all His blessings and for my child with autism" "for the donors of The Helping Center" "for Life, food and health" "for two healthy grand - babies" "for my lord" "for those blessings I'm not aware of" "for my home, my car, and my dog" "I thank God for the very hard test we had to go through with the birth of my baby. God never left us alone, even when I was about to give up" "it is a blessing to find a place like this" "for supporting families in need" "for my re - covery from addiction, my relationship with Jesus Christ, my freedom, my amazing daughter, having a roof over my head and food to eat, and for second chances and God's grace" "for children, kind peo - ple with big smiles, jolly laughs, friends" "to be saved by Jesus" "for my beautiful baby girl and five beautiful grandkids" "for the donors; I can - not pay them back, but I know God will give them many gifts" "God has healed me of a lifelong addiction. What the dev -
il intended as a life sen - tence, God has reduced to time served. Praise him!" "for my country" "for the help I received here when I lost my hus - band of 44 years" "for my son, my home, my job" "for everything Jesus Christ has done in my life over the years" "for each new day, the sunshine, the birds sing - ing, the sunset, the stars and all of creation" "that I am not hungry."
