The American tradition of giving thanks for a day . . . Thanksgiving shouldn’t be about one day on the calendar that gets lost in the shadow of feasts and football. You may have noticed that somehow our holiday got hijacked to become the forerunner to a shopper–stampede the following day. Don’t let it. Giving thanks is … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving (every) Day
The psalms are filled with praise and thanksgiving . . . and, also with despair. Psalm 118:1-29 is a prayer of thanksgiving for victory in David’s life. Much happened between the dash from the first to the twenty-ninth verse that aren’t situations for which we give thanks. It didn’t always look like victory. He didn’t … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Chair
May I share with you an archived blog from last Thanksgiving . . . giving thanks for loved ones here, loved ones missed . . . Over the meadow and through the woods, a familiar refrain, creates the image of a Rockwell-esque setting that many of us probably haven't experienced. Loved ones crowded around a full table is not the … [Read more...]
The Thanksgiving Chair
“Over the meadow and through the woods”. . . the words of an old song depict a Rockwell-esque setting held only in our imagination. Thanksgiving is a time when we take mental inventory of our many blessings. A family tradition is to go around the table and share our thanks or put a written slip into a basket and guess which … [Read more...]