Thanksgiving Quotations

I do not think of all the misery, but of the glory that remains. Go outside into the fields, nature and the sun, go out and seek happiness in yourself and in God. Think of the beauty that again and again discharges itself within and without you and be happy.
Anne Frank

Let us remember that, as much has been given us, much will be expected from us, and that true homage comes from the heart as well as from the lips, and shows itself in deeds.
Theodore Roosevelt

Your friend is your field which you sow with love and reap with thanksgiving.
Kahlil Gibran

Thanksgiving Day comes, by statute, once a year; to the honest man it comes as frequently as the heart of gratitude will allow.
Edward Sandford Martin

Timeline of Thanksgiving in America

• 1541 - Spanish explorer, Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, led a thanksgiving Communion celebration at the Palo Duro Canyon, West Texas.
• 1565 - Pedro Menendez de Aviles and 800 settlers gathered for a meal with the Timucuan Indians in the Spanish colony of St. Augustine, Florida.
• 1621 - Pilgrims and Native Americans celebrated a harvest feast in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
• 1630 - Settlers observed the first Thanksgiving of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in New England on July 8, 1630.
• 1777 - George Washington and his army on the way to Valley Forge, stopped in blistering weather in open fields to observe the first Thanksgiving of the new United States of America.
• 1789 - President Washington declared November 26, 1789, as a national day of thanksgiving and prayer.
• 1800s - The annual presidential thanksgiving proclamations ceased for 45 years in the early 1800s.
• 1863 - President Abraham Lincoln resumed the tradition of Thanksgiving proclamations in 1863. Since this date, Thanksgiving has been observed annually in the United States.
• 1941 - President Roosevelt established the fourth Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day.

blue, all shades of blue.

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steak and chicken
popcorn for snacks and
all kinds of fruit especially tropical.

Giving Thanks for God's Bounty

This month, most of us will gather for Thanksgiving with family and friends to give thanks to God for all the blessings we have received throughout the year.

Our current Thanksgiving Day customs have their roots in the Thanksgiving celebration of 1621 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, when the pilgrims celebrated a three-day feast with the Native Americans. The purpose of the celebration was to give thanks for God's bounty upon the pilgrims with their first harvest.

And so today we still gather around the table every year—probably not for three days—to give thanks for God's goodness throughout the year. But the unfortunate reality is that once the turkey is eaten and everyone has gone home, oftentimes our sense of gratitude is stored away with the decorations until next year.

But it shouldn't be that way. Giving thanks is something we should do every day...
Susan Hines Brigger

Turkey Day

The centerpiece of most Thanksgiving feasts in the United States is a large roasted turkey, appropriately giving the holiday the nickname Turkey Day. Another tradition associated with the Thanksgiving turkey, is making a wish with the wishbone. The person who happens to get the wishbone in their slice of turkey, chooses another family member to join them in making a wish, as they each hold one piece of the breastbone. They make a wish and then break the bone. The tradition says, whoever ends up holding the larger piece of bone, will have their wish come true.

Housework. I do it out of necessity
but find no satisfaction in it.
It is definitely a chore, I'd rather
be outside enjoying my time digging
in the dirt. Trouble is if I don't
stay disciplined to do the housework
we will be living in the dirt.

soap and lotion making
scrapbooking
genealogy research, have several websites
crochet and quilt
and fishing

Presidential Turkey

Each Thanksgiving Day since 1947, the President of the United States has been presented with three turkeys by the National Turkey Federation. One live turkey is pardoned and gets to live the rest of its life on a quiet farm; the other two are dressed for the Thanksgiving meal.