Hello, God. It's me, Mara.

You know, Lord, November is a thankful time. A friend remembered when she was growing up how her grandma always set a huge table for her dear family. "J.L." recalled that Grandma would tell them that this was the perfect time to start cheerleading on paper. Grandma had a stack of paper and had each person write their name on the top, then all the slips of paper were dropped into a basket. After a most delicious meal, everyone drew a name from the basket.

"J.L." remembered everyone being very quiet and with pen or pencil and paper, they were to write THAT person a note, telling them what t...