Nov 23 2009
Thank you.
Since I probably won’t be blogging again until after Thanksgiving, let me go ahead and share my words of gratitude with you now.
To my family- Thank you for loving me… I know it’s not always easy. Thank you for everything you’ve done. Thank you for holding my heart and my hand.
To my friends- Thank you for standing by me, looking out for me, and for never doing the “I told you so” dance when my lack of good judgment comes back to bite me in the butt. Thank you for supporting me, praying for me, and respecting me.
To my fellow scrappers- I am so thankful for the wonderful friendships that have developed through this community. Thank you all so very, very much for the sweet and wonderful words you have shared about my scrapping. You have inspired me so much and have truly helped me to grow as an artist.
To my CT Designers-OMGoodness… you rock and I am ever so grateful that you have allowed me to work with your gorgeous designs free of charge. You are all amazing women who inspire more than you possibly know. Thank you for trusting me!
To my husband- Thank you for loving me… loving us. A million thanks to you for providing for us. Thank you with all my heart for allowing me to live out my dream of raising our children.
To my God- Without my Lord, nothing would be possible. I would not have people to thank. Without my forgiving God, I would not be standing here today. Without Him I would not have this beautiful family. Thank you Lord for all that I have… for all that You have given to me.
Most of us think of Thanksgiving as carrying on a tradition that was started by the Pilgrims and Native Americans so very long ago. Actually, it is not recorded that this sit down feast became a “tradition” to the two. It wasn’t until our first President, George Washington, declared a day of thanksgiving in 1789 in order to give thanks to God. I wish more people knew what the President intended so long ago and how the day is not just a memory of a past feast.
George Washington’s 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation
Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor; and Whereas both Houses of Congress have, by their joint committee, requested me to “recommend to the people of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness:”
Now, therefore, I do recommend and assign Thursday, the 26th day of November next, to be devoted by the people of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be; that we may then all unite in rendering unto Him our sincere and humble thanks for His kind care and protection of the people of this country previous to their becoming a nation; for the signal and manifold mercies and the favorable interpositions of His providence in the course and conclusion of the late war; for the great degree of tranquility, union, and plenty which we have since enjoyed; for the peaceable and rational manner in which we have been enable to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national one now lately instituted for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed, and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and, in general, for all the great and various favors which He has been pleased to confer upon us.
And also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech Him to pardon our national and other transgressions; to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually; to render our National Government a blessing to all the people by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed; to protect and guide all sovereigns and nations (especially such as have shown kindness to us), and to bless them with good governments, peace, and concord; to promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the increase of science among them and us; and, generally to grant unto all mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as He alone knows to be best.
Given under my hand, at the city of New York, the 3d day of October, A.D. 1789.
Even then, George Washington’s Proclamation did not carry forth into every new year. Shortly after being written, it was lost. It wasn’t again until the Civil War that another Thanksgiving Proclamation was made by Abraham Lincoln which, again, asked Americans to take a moment to give thanks to God. It was his doing that eventually led to the establishment of our national Thanksgiving holiday… thus giving us “tradition.”
So there’s your history lesson for the day.
This year I am hosting my very first Thanksgiving. It will be a small little gathering, but a memorable one no less. I cooked my very first turkey last year for Christmas and by complete mistake it came out incredibly juicy and delicious. I hope that I’m as fortunate to have this one come out just as yummy! I am also hoping that by this time next year I am preparing to host a Thanksgiving feast once more, with the exception that I will be in a different house… large enough to hold ALL of my family.
As I promised in my last post… here are my new LO’s that I’ve created. I urge you to click on the layout to be taken to my gallery where you can see the credits.
***Oh! Before I forget AGAIN…. guess who I’m creating for now. ??? EMILY MERRITT!!!! Whoo flippin’ hoo!!! I know I was cutting back on some of my CT commitments but I just couldn’t help myself!***
Happy Thanksgiving! I am thankful for you!
