WE GATHER TOGETHER

Somehow, sometime in our nation's history, the first Thanksgiving was held.

Lots of stories, lots of legends about the Indians and Pilgrims, the Native People and the settlers.  Who knows?

It seems to me that Abraham Lincoln was the one who made it a federal holiday back in 1863 during our Civil War or War Between the States.

Whoever or whatever or however it occurred, I'm glad it did.  It's always been one of my favorite holidays.

It's been years since I called it Turkey Day.  It's Thanksgiving, not Thanksgetting or Thanksgrowing, but usually after the big eat day, I'm doing at least a little of both.  But GivingThanks might be more accurate.

We have much to be GivingThanks for, even in desperate or sad times. Like the old church song, "Count Your Blessings," where we told to "count them one by one," as long as we're on this side of the grass,well, we can start there.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving, one and all.