1. and dashing dogs.
For bubbly babies
and feisty frogs,
For glittering grass
For laughing lilacs
and sunny skies,
For dotted dresses
and striped ties.
Jesus, Thank You…
A Poem of Thankfulness

2. For our classroom’s
petting zoo:
and spitting llamas,
Curious
camels
For amazing ants that
remind me to “stick,”
Heavenly halos bright as a
lit-candle’s wick.
And frosty ice
cream that drips
down my hand,
Of cats,
hamsters,
and guinea
pig too.
and green-
skinned
iguanas.
For dancing deer
And field mice that live
off the land.

3. For orange orangutans,
jolly and spry,
And plump partridges
high in the sky.
For jostling jalopies that
Grandpa once rode,
And treasure
hunts and
friends’ secret
codes.
For quizzical questions
that challenge my mind,
For dexterous yo-yos
lined in a row,
And vibrant violets that
our garden grows.
Red-red rambutans are so
tasty, I find.

4. But, Lord, what I like best of all,
Is Your affection for one so small.
S&S link: Christian Life and Faith: A Personal Connection with Jesus: Praise and Thanksgiving-1b
Authored by Angelina Rieli and R. A. Watterson. Illustrations by Nozomi Matsuoka.
Read by Larissa Gilligan. Design by Christia Copeland.
A My Wonder Studio Production. Copyright © 2012 by The Family International
For marvelous Mom and
dear, dear Dad,
For tireless teachers,
even when I’m bad.
For whacky Word times
with wondrous Walt,
And for pies that
are not filled with
salt!