Deck the halls with boughs of holly, fa la la la la...BLAH! I am beginning to despise Christmas songs. Why you ask? Maybe for the simple reason that I begin to hear them right after Halloween! Isn't that ridiculous? What makes it worse, we seem to have forgotten a holiday in there. Oh yeah..........Thanksgiving!
First of all, how did we lose Thanksgiving? Oh we celebrate it, we take the time off, see family, but our focus is on Christmas (Don't even get me started about Christmas.) How is it that our society has turned it's back on Thanksgiving? Does anyone remember what Thanksgiving is all about? Remember the pilgrims? They didn't come to the New World on vacation, they came to live in freedom; Freedom from persecution of their faith. They are the founders of our good ol' USA. You remember the USA right? Baseball, mom and apple pie? It was in all the papers.
So Thanksgiving is not only a time to remember the freedom we have thanks to those people in the funny outfits, but to remember what they were thankful for. Thankful for what we take for granted here in America. Look around you, are you thankful for what you have? Are you thankful for family, a roof over your head, clothes on your body, food on the table?
Lets put Thanksgiving back on the calendar (It is really still there, just not so noticeable). This year when you and your loved ones sit around the Thanksgiving bird, remember what Thanksgiving is all about and give Thanks...............to who?.... well who else.........the same person that those people in the funny outfits gave thanks to so many years ago....God. Let Him know you are grateful for all He has done in your life. I know I am.
Chappy
First of all, how did we lose Thanksgiving? Oh we celebrate it, we take the time off, see family, but our focus is on Christmas (Don't even get me started about Christmas.) How is it that our society has turned it's back on Thanksgiving? Does anyone remember what Thanksgiving is all about? Remember the pilgrims? They didn't come to the New World on vacation, they came to live in freedom; Freedom from persecution of their faith. They are the founders of our good ol' USA. You remember the USA right? Baseball, mom and apple pie? It was in all the papers.
So Thanksgiving is not only a time to remember the freedom we have thanks to those people in the funny outfits, but to remember what they were thankful for. Thankful for what we take for granted here in America. Look around you, are you thankful for what you have? Are you thankful for family, a roof over your head, clothes on your body, food on the table?
Lets put Thanksgiving back on the calendar (It is really still there, just not so noticeable). This year when you and your loved ones sit around the Thanksgiving bird, remember what Thanksgiving is all about and give Thanks...............to who?.... well who else.........the same person that those people in the funny outfits gave thanks to so many years ago....God. Let Him know you are grateful for all He has done in your life. I know I am.
Chappy
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