Greetings from Deanburg! Hoping you all have a great Thanksgiving with family and friends. Do you cook turkey for Thanksgiving? I found two accounts of the first Thanksgiving, which I had never thought there would be one.
Colonist Edward Winslow, author of “Mourt’s Relation: A Journal of the Pilgrims at Plymouth,” provides the best accounting of the first Thanksgiving. He gives no explicit mention of turkey, but he does mention the Pilgrims gathering “wild fowl” for the meal. The “wild fowl” could have been turkeys, but there were likely geese or ducks because turkeys were not a common food back then. Other food includes venison, which was provided by the Wampanoag Native Americans, as well as lots of seafood (www.Almanac.com).
Another account comes from then Governor William Bradford, who wrote in his journal titled “Of Plimoth Plantation” – “And besides waterfowl there was great store of wild turkeys, of which they took many, besides venison, etc. Besides, they had about a peck a meal a week to a person, or now since harvest, Indian corn to that proportion.” (www.Almanac.com)
Happy birthday to Shirley Reddinger on Nov. 23, which happens to be Thanksgiving, and Nancy Snider on Nov. 26. Hope it is the best yet!
This is the devotion for Nov. 23 from “Jesus Calling” by Sarah Young – “As you sit quietly in My presence, let Me fill your heart and mind with thankfulness. This is the most direct way to achieve a thankful stance. If your mind needs a focal point, gaze at My Love poured out for you on the cross. Remember that nothing in Heaven or on earth can separate you from that Love. This remembrance builds a foundation of gratitude in you, a foundation that circumstances cannot shake.
“As you go through this day, look for tiny treasures strategically placed along the way. I lovingly go before you and plant little pleasures to brighten your day. Look carefully for them, and pluck them one by one. When you reach the end of the day, you will have gathered a lovely bouquet. Offer it up to Me with a grateful heart. Receive My Peace as you lie down to sleep, with thankful thoughts playing a lullaby in your mind. Scripture, Romans 8:38-39; Psalm 4:7-8.”
Quote: “To be grateful is to recognize the Love of God in everything.” – Thomas Merton
I hope you have learned something! And I pray you all have a wonderful time and a thankful and grateful heart this Thanksgiving.
