Yes, Thanksgiving is my all time favorite holiday. Don't take me wrong....I give thanks everyday, and I try to let people in my life know how thankful I am that they are a part of my life. There is so much I am thankful for....my list is endless. I truly know I am blessed by the best!! Something I learned about 4 years ago is to make a list of things you are grateful for on a daily basis. My gratitude list continues to grow. Although I know how important it is to be thankful, I am learning the significance of it. On days I'm feeling discouraged, gloomy, yucky, or helpless, all I need to do is work on my graditude list. By doing so, I have found that I can completely turn my attitude and how my day is going completely around , and I begin to not feel so yucky, or discouraged. I'm feeling in my heart to make my list of things that I am thankful for... and share some of them with you. I have a tendency to have empathy and sympathy and want to do and help others, I almost always put others needs and wants and desires before my own. I have realized lately that this particular process doesn't always work out...so I am aware and willing to make some changes. I've always been "a list maker", or a "honey do list". It feels amazing to see this task or that task checked off my list, what an accomplishment! I do have a tendency to keep many people an arm's length away, keep things brief and not let many people see into my heart, mind and soul. Yet, I am working on that, and realize I may not " have it all together, yet together we can have it all. I can't do this alone, so I need to take that risk and not keep people on the outskirts, so I am doing my best to let people in, let them see when, what, why and who I am. This particular year is alittle easier than others, I seem to have more confidence, less fear.... more patience, less agitation....before i share some of the things I am thankful for, I'll talk about some Thanksgiving Traditions.
Once upon a time, pilgrams came to North America, killed all the natives and took control of the new world, and our forefathers decided to celebrate this. Hurrah, feast, family, nap and Black Friday! This concept is clearly wrong. This day is so much more than that.
Thanksgiving is the most traveled day of the year. Family and friends will take trians, planes, and automobiles to gather together, celebrate and give thanks. Every family has their certain traditions...from football to campbell's green bean casserole to catching a matine movie. Yet if baking pies and mashing potatoes is not your forte, fear not...many resturants serve a thanksgiving dinner.
Did you know???
The first Thanksgiving wasnt Thanksgiving until President Lincoln declared it a public holiday in 1863.
As families gather to carve the estimated 46 million turkeys
Thanksgiving and football?????? it's all because of a new NFL franchise purchased in 1934 and relocated from Ohio to Detroit. A game was scheduled on this day against the defending world champion Chicago Bears. The sold out game was broadcast on NBC radio nationwide and the rest is Thanksgiving history!!
The average person consumes 3,000 calories during Thanksgiving dinner. Add extra meals and snacks the day can add up to 4,000 to 6,000 calories and could take 8 hours of moderate exercise to burn that off.
The Macy's Day parade began in 1924 with floats, professional bands, and large animals borrowed from the Central Park Zoo. Large animal shaped ballons produced by Goodyear tire and the rubber company replaced the live animals in 1927.
41% of people make their thanksgiving dinner completely from scratch.
Over 45 million turkeys are purchased and cooked in the U.S. for Thanksgiving.
In 2010 the new Bremen Giant Pumpkin Growers baked a 20 foot diameter pumpkin pie weighing 3,699 pounds- a new world record for the largest pumpkin pie!
And... more than 40 million green bean casseroles are consumed each year on Thanksgiving. This traditional thanksgiving side dish, usually made with green beans, canned mushroom soup and french fried onions. It was first created in 1955 by the campbell Soup company to promote Campbell soup products.
So yes.... there are lots of thanksgiving traditions... everyone has them, some add new ones each year, some are not used the following year. So with the traditional imagine of the first Thanksgiving celebration that comes to mind includes Pilgrims, native Americans and turkey... i have so much to be thankful for.... and I know you do to... I'd love to hear some of yours, as I share someof mine:
Did you know???
The first Thanksgiving wasnt Thanksgiving until President Lincoln declared it a public holiday in 1863.
As families gather to carve the estimated 46 million turkeys
Thanksgiving and football?????? it's all because of a new NFL franchise purchased in 1934 and relocated from Ohio to Detroit. A game was scheduled on this day against the defending world champion Chicago Bears. The sold out game was broadcast on NBC radio nationwide and the rest is Thanksgiving history!!
The average person consumes 3,000 calories during Thanksgiving dinner. Add extra meals and snacks the day can add up to 4,000 to 6,000 calories and could take 8 hours of moderate exercise to burn that off.
The Macy's Day parade began in 1924 with floats, professional bands, and large animals borrowed from the Central Park Zoo. Large animal shaped ballons produced by Goodyear tire and the rubber company replaced the live animals in 1927.
41% of people make their thanksgiving dinner completely from scratch.
Over 45 million turkeys are purchased and cooked in the U.S. for Thanksgiving.
In 2010 the new Bremen Giant Pumpkin Growers baked a 20 foot diameter pumpkin pie weighing 3,699 pounds- a new world record for the largest pumpkin pie!
And... more than 40 million green bean casseroles are consumed each year on Thanksgiving. This traditional thanksgiving side dish, usually made with green beans, canned mushroom soup and french fried onions. It was first created in 1955 by the campbell Soup company to promote Campbell soup products.
So yes.... there are lots of thanksgiving traditions... everyone has them, some add new ones each year, some are not used the following year. So with the traditional imagine of the first Thanksgiving celebration that comes to mind includes Pilgrims, native Americans and turkey... i have so much to be thankful for.... and I know you do to... I'd love to hear some of yours, as I share someof mine:
* my parents/ including in-laws..I'm thankful to be the daughter of 2 very loving, supportive people
* my children..Mike and Renee... my life, my love, my reason to do what I'm doing
* my friends..if i named them indivdually, from wonderful acquaintaines, to tried & true friends i list would be endless..
* my job.... of 31 years
* living on a farm....
* seeing a Broadway play in New York City
* traveling to many foreign countries
* my church family
* a car and a roof over my head
* being able to laugh when the going gets tough
* knowing when to quit..I like knowing that i am able to walk away from things that don't make me happy or aren't satisfying.
* accomplishing goals
* good health..knock on wood
* being an American...
* the 4 season..i love them all (fall being my fav)
* Sushi..the volcano is my favorite
* sunshine...
* the sound of rain on a roof
* fleece... love the feeling of fleece blankets
* lakes.. big lakes, small lakes, mountain lakes, shallow lakes, deep lakes
* the ocean... love the smell, walk along its shores, wade in it, and just sit and stare at it
* facebook... i never imagined I'd would do this, now I have my mom and dad doing facebook.
* counrty music... (in fact ALL music)
* the memories I have and no one can take from me... of my brother Jeff and I.
ok, ok, i could go on all night... Renee keeps looking at me, finally she says "are you almost done with your homework?' well.... its not my homework yet. I'm blogging... so i still have turkey and dumplings to make tonite, well maybe!
So, no matter what.....no matter what happens through out the day... i will always look at my gratitude list...and continue to be oh so thankful..
Because of His AMAZING GRACE......
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