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What will you give thanks for this year?
Posted by Randy | November 25, 2009

While Thanksgiving as we know it today is often full of traditions like turkey, parades, football, it has a larger meaning. Take a moment to reflect on the history behind America’s oldest holiday: 

 

  • The very first Thanksgiving celebration lasted three days. After a harsh winter of hunger and starvation, the Pilgrims had a plentiful summer harvest. They declared a three-day feast to thank God and celebrate with family and friends. 

 

  • The first national Thanksgiving holiday was proclaimed in 1789 by President George Washington, in which President Washington called on all Americans to “unite to render unto Him our sincere and humble thanks for His kind care and protection.”  

 

  • In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln declared the final Thursday in November as a national day of thanksgiving, saying, “No human counsel hath devised nor hath any mortal hand worked out these great things. They are the gracious gifts of the Most High God, who, while dealing with us in anger for our sins, hath nevertheless remembered mercy.”   

 

 You can read more Thanksgiving history here.

 

This Thanksgiving, I will give thanks for my family, for the troops who are fighting for this nation, for those who work so hard to make our country great, and for the blessings that God has bestowed on this great nation.

 

Whatever your family's traditions may be, I hope your homes are filled with gratitude, happiness, and cheerfulness as we offer up our thanks and celebrate with loved ones.   

What will you give thanks for this year?

 

 
Comments
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  • Mark Cernak Sr. commented on 11/27/2009
    This year I thank God for carrying America through its loss of its direction (compass), for my family, for those special men and women in the military keeping us and the World safe, for men and women like Congressman Forbes, and for God blessing on this Nation.
  • Find an MBA School Last Name commented on 12/7/2009
    Good Stuff!
  • Lauren White commented on 12/23/2009
    I am thankful for many things this Thanksgiving. Each year my thanks remain the same and I know that I am blessed to be surrounded by so many wonderful people. Lauren White Fan of www.abasketcase.com (Corporate Gift Baskets)
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