Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!! I found some tidbits I want to share with you today about Thanksgiving. What we commonly call Thanksgiving was a harvest feast celebrated by Pilgrims in October 1621 in what is now known as Plymouth. Ma. They most likely feasted on wild foul, cornbread or porridge and venison.
George Washington issued the first Thanksgiving Day proclamation in the United States in 1789: "to recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts that many signal favors of Almighty God especially by affording them an opportunity peacefully to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness."
Americans tend to do more eating than being grateful on Thanksgiving. The average American will consume between 3,000-4,500 calories at Thanksgiving dinner. That is about twice what the average daily calorie count should be.
America is still the nation that has more liberty than any country in the world .United States still affords more personal freedom, economical opportunity and less intrusion into your personal life than any other place on the planet. That freedom isn't there because Americans are smarter, it comes completely by grace from the hand of a sovereign Creator. Americans should recognize that and be very thankful.
I am thankful for our mighty God, my family and friends, health and my career. I am blessed with more than I need.
Thanks for checking out my blog. Again Happy Thanksgiving!!!
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