Thansgiving is a day truly American

"And therefore, I , William Bradford ( by the grace of God to-day, and the franchise of this good people), governor of Plymouth, say - through virtue of vested power - ye shall gather with one accord, and hold in the month of November, thanksgiving unto the Lord." 1622

What do we have to be thankful for?

Great men

"Such glamor as can wear sheer triumph out," words said of Civil War General Robert E. Lee by Stephen Vincent Benet, even though the South was vanquished. Lee said, "I’d rather die a thousand deaths," before his surrender to Grant at Appomattox, April 12, 1865, even though almost a half million casualties resulted from the war.

Hope

When an angel gets lonely, a child is called to heaven. A song lyric reminds me that beyond this world, lies a better world, the reward of which we give should thanksgiving everyday we live.