Articles about thanksgiving
Where did the Thanksgiving Day come from? Most people connect it with Turkey Day or football. They have little or no understanding of the origin and the significance of Thanksgiving Day. Thanksgiving Day is one of my most favorite holidays of the year. I love the reminder to be thankful, because I believe it is…
Don’t buy another pre-made pie crust! Impress your friends and family with your pie crust skills with little effort and literally no cleanup! Several years ago, my mom showed me her genius method for making pie crusts. Up to that time, I only made pies at Thanksgiving, and even then I hated making them. Not…
What are the steps to take when you don’t feel thankful? Being thankful is a command in Scripture, just like any other command, but there are seasons of life that we walk through when being thankful is a huge sacrifice. You want to be thankful, but you just don’t feel thankful for what is happening…
Are you stuck in a rut? By rut I mean, a rut of discouragement, frustration, and negativity? It’s not hard, you know. All you need to do is watch the news and you’re already discouraged: discouraged by the racial divide in our nation, frustrated with the political environment that seems to always be only in…
Have you ever noticed that we don’t naturally live thankfully? Sure, there are the “glass-half-full” people who tend to be more sanguine, and therefore think more positively. But that’s not what I’m talking about. I’m talking about the fact that we don’t naturally live in a way where we are continually aware of the little…
Over the past several years, it seems Thanksgiving has been swallowed up by Christmas. For retail, the holiday season begins with Halloween, almost skips right past Thanksgiving, and goes right to Christmas. Thanksgiving is given a small section, that is also considered autumn decore. In my home, I purpose to keep Thanksgiving in November, saving…
