47 Thanksgiving Wishes

Share heartfelt Thanksgiving wishes of gratitude with family, friends, and loved ones.

may your Thanksgiving be filled with joy, gratitude, and the warmth of loved ones

Updated October 9, 2025, by Catherine Pulsifer

Find wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving day to share with family and friends. Our wish and hope for our family and friends is that they have a happy Thanksgiving. Often on Thanksgiving the saying, "When I count my blessings, I count you twice!" is realized. The people in our lives that care about us are truly a blessing. Thanksgiving is a time for families and friends to gather and share a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner. A time to let these people know how much we love and appreciate them.

Thanksgiving is the time of year to count our blessings and be grateful, which includes the people in our lives who love, encourage, and support us. You may also want to share a poem from our collection of Thanksgiving Poems.

Wishing You A Happy Thanksgiving

Find thoughtful wishes to help you celebrate and express gratitude on Thanksgiving.

May you have a Happy Thanksgiving surrounded by family and friends.
May you take a moment on this day to count your blessings. Happy Thanksgiving.
Happy Thanksgiving to a real turkey!
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Blessings to you and yours this Thanksgiving Day.
Wishing my beloved family a Thanksgiving filled with love, laughter, and cherished moments.
Enjoy the blessings that surround you on this Thanksgiving Day.
Appreciate the small things this Thanksgiving as the small things grow into big things!
Thanksgiving is a time to be thankful for the harvest, and those surrounding us. May the harvest be plentiful and the love and family surround you this day.
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Appreciation and gratitude, thankfulness and praise,
Makes Thanksgiving day to let our glasses raise!
Share your many blessings.  Happy Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Blessings to share with others.
I have a thankful heart for people like you. You are special, thank you for all you do. Happy Thanksgiving.
From our family to your family wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving.
May your harvest be abundant, and your heart filled with gratitude.
Included in our prayers is a blessing to you and yours for a Happy Thanksgiving and a safe and happy year ahead.
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May you never want, may your needs be filled, may happiness and health be with you this Thanksgiving and in the coming year.
You have been an inspiration in my life, so even though we are apart,
You are always in my heart.
Thankful for you in my life!
Inspirational Poems Inspirational Poems
Wishing you a bouquet of happiness and a harvest of blessings this Thanksgiving
May we plant soul seeds for strength, harvested in hope this Thanksgiving,
Judith A. Lindberg, Hope This Thanksgiving
Harvest Quotes
May all the best of life be yours, and may, no matter where you roam, good luck and gladness go with you, and smiling, bring you safely home.
Edgar A. Guest, Christmas Greeting
Christmas Card Poem

Happy Thanksgiving Wishes to Family

Heartfelt messages to show your love and appreciation for family this Thanksgiving.

I count my blessings over and over for family like you Short Family Quotes expressing appreciation and love for your family.
I appreciate my family
May you all happily
Enjoy this special day
I love you all in every way!
Mom, you cook the turkey and make everything seem so easy.
I just want to say I love you and appreciate all you do!
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You're a special person in my life
Always there, always right
Wishing you a happy day
Happy Thanksgiving I do say.
Dad, on this Thanksgiving I just want to say,
You are the best in every way!
On Thanksgiving and always I love you!
On Thanksgiving and always I love you!
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Sister, we have shared so much,
From clothes to even blush
I am thankful for a sister like you
You make me happy, never blue.
Happy Thanksgiving to you my brother
You are like no other.
A bit of a tease, but always fun
I wouldn't trade you for anyone!
Happy Thanksgiving
I am grateful for you all year long, but on this Thanksgiving Day, I want to tell you how much you mean to me and how much I appreciate you.
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What am I thankful for? So many things it would take me forever to write, but for sure you are at the top of my list! Happy Thanksgiving.
I am grateful for parents like you.
You encourage and support all I do.
When I am feeling down and blue
I hear you saying, we love you!
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I thought of all the happiness a day could hold in store, and wished it all for you because no one deserves it more!
Helen Farries, I Thought Of You

Happy Thanksgiving Wishes for Friends

Warm and friendly wishes to let your friends know how much they mean to you.

Thanksgiving is a day for giving thanks and appreciation. You my friend are at the top of the list Meaningful friendship quotes to express your appreciation for your friends.
The leaves are turning so
We know what comes next - snow
But today we are thankful for insight
That friends like you who make our world bright.
I thank God for blessing me with a friend like you.
There are many things to be thankful for, and you, my friend, are at the top of my list. May your Thanksgiving be a good one!
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Friendship is precious and I treasure ours. Happy Thanksgiving
Our friendship has stood the test of time and for that, I am so grateful. My wish on this Thanksgiving is for many more years of friendship.
May God bless you my friend on this day. I give thanks for the many blessings of friendship that we have enjoyed over the years.
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Happy Thanksgiving, remember over the coming year that no matter what is going on, or what the situation is there is always something to be thankful for.
Friends like you are like a candle burning on a dark night, you bring light into my life! I don't express my gratitude enough for the friendship that we share. Thank you for always being there.
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From one turkey to another - Happy, happy Thanksgiving.

Happy Thanksgiving Greetings

General greetings to share with anyone to wish them a happy Thanksgiving, spreading warmth and joy this holiday season.

This Thanksgiving greeting brings Warm wishes for happy things. A day of sunshine and a year that is fine. Quotes about being happy to be shared not only at Thanksgiving, but all the year through.
This greeting is sent with love in hopes that your Thanksgiving is a great one!
Memories of Thanksgiving past
remind us we never know our last.
So on this day make I want to say
I love you, have a happy Thanksgiving day.
A greeting of blessings, a greeting of thanks, is sent to you this Thanksgiving Day.
May you have abundance in your life, may the sun always shine,
May this Thanksgiving bring happiness of all kinds.
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This greeting is sent from miles away
Send happiness and love for your Thanksgiving Day.
Thanksgiving can be seen by those who give without remembering and receive without forgetting. You are an example of this.

Thanksgiving Verses & Wishes

Inspirational verses and wishes to reflect on the blessings of Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving is a day to reflect on With those we hold dear And to give thanks and pray For all the best in the coming year. Practice being thankful all year long. You may find inspiration in our collection of be thankful quotes.
Be thankful for what we've been given, each day is a time for truly livin'!
Catherine Pulsifer, Life Is For Livin
Poems About Life
Turkey dinners, love, and cheer
Always happens this time of year.
Appreciate you
And all you do!
A time of year for brilliant colors that shine,
That see many families dine
With thankfulness and feelings of love
We give thanks to God above.
My Friend, may the color of the trees
The coolness of the breeze
Shine upon you this Thanksgiving Day.
There are so many things to be thankful for;
The gift of being alive,
Blessings of a new day to hope and dream
Lailah Gifty Akita
A New Day Poem
And could I have one wish this year, this only would it be: I'd like to be the sort of friend that you have been to me.
Edgar A Guest
Verses about Friendship
May your heart be filled with Thanksgiving. May your home be one of giving

Conclusion

Celebrated at different times of the year, for example in Canada it is celebrated in October, and in the US and the UK, it is celebrated in November. But regardless of when Thanksgiving is celebrated, it is a time to stop and appreciate all your blessings and to express thanks for them.

We hope these Thanksgiving wishes are ones that provide you with wishes for everyone and that  you will share with your family and friends.

 

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