Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Day is a harvest festival. Traditionally, it is a time to give thanks for the harvest and express gratitude in general. It is a holiday celebrated primarily in the United States. While perhaps religious in origin, Thanksgiving is now primarily identified as a secular holiday.

The date and location of the first Thanksgiving celebration is a topic of modest contention. The traditional "first Thanksgiving" is the celebration that occurred at the site of Plymouth Plantation, in 1621. The Plymouth celebration occurred early in the history of what would become one of the original thirteen colonies that became the United States. The celebration became an important part of the American myth by the 1800s. This Thanksgiving, modeled after celebrations that were commonplace in contemporary Europe, is generally regarded as America's first. Elementary school teacher Robyn Gioia has argued that the earliest attested "thanksgiving" celebration in what is now the United States was on September 8, 1565 in what is now Saint Augustine, Florida. Today, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. Thanksgiving dinner is held on this day, usually as a gathering of family members and friends.

I just wanted to take some time to list of some of the things that I am most thankful for.

1. I am thankful that Jesus died on the Cross for me (us).

2. I am thankful for my wife and kids.

3. I am thankful for my brothers in Christ.

4. I am thankful for my family and friends.

5. I am thankful for my health.

6. I am thankful for the air that I breath.

7. I am thankful for the men and women in uniform, serving our country, both near and far.

8. I am thankful for my freedom.

9. I am thankful that I have an available source of food.

10. I am thankful for all of the stupid stuff that I have, that I really don't deserve to have, and that I should not be proud to own.

This is just a short list of some of the things that I am most thankful for. I am interested to hear what some of you are thankful for. Take some time and share. Have a good Thanksgiving.