"Finally, I want to give thanks for my beloved momma and daddy, Corrie and Earl Hiers, and to my Grandparents Paul and my Grandparents Hiers, who left life much too early."
"Thanksgiving had never been big in the Brennan household anywaywhat with so little to give thanks for and a mother whose idea of a big home-cooked meal was ordering in from Boston Market and having it delivered instead of picking it up."
"When finally it tingled, she shrieked breathlessly at how much it hurt, until she remembered to give thanks to Eda for being able to free it at all."