The most special day of all
holidays is thanksgiving, it is a day when we the citizens of the United States
of America stop, listen, and give thanks for the many blessings our great God
and Father has blessed us with. Dr.
Kennedy and Dr. Wolfe have a paper on their research of how this day came
about. This is a small part of this
document and it will bless you to read all of it, and for those outside of the
USA you may want more information on how this day began and this article is
very well done.
How Thanksgiving Really Began
Posted
on November 18, 2011 by admin
D. James Kennedy, Ph.D. with *Charles Hull Wolfe, Ph.D.
“Beyond a doubt, the event Americans celebrate the
fourth Thursday in November recalls the Thanksgiving the Pilgrims celebrated
with the Indians at Plymouth in 1621. The custom of holding annual
Thanksgivings began with individual Plymouth congregations and like-minded
Christians in Connecticut. Yet, many stoutly contend that the first “real
Thanksgiving” was celebrated in their particular part of the world. These
claims come from Virginia, Maine, Florida, and Texas! “
Jan and I want to wish each of you a happy and
thankful Thanksgiving. We, like you have much to be thankful for. Yesterday
I heard a man say they did this at the dinner table; "Just One Thing,"
the family has a policy of before eating each one shares one thing they are
thankful for God blessing them with that day.
What a great thing to do as the old song states,
“Count your many blessings, count them one by one” so after hearing this
yesterday, we want to try it at our dinnertime.
You are very special, so may God bless and keep
you and yours safe this season.
Have a blessed Thanksgiving,
From the Back Porch,
Jan & Bob
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