I’ve heard the day called several ways. One is Turkey Day, another is “The day before the big one.” Some even call it Football day. Whatever you call it, I hope it’s Thanksgiving Day because it is a proclaimed day to thank God who has given us all things. The day has been proclaimed by presidents down through the age of America.

Abraham Lincoln was the first president to make Thanksgiving Day a national holiday on November, 1863.  However, the day was kept by many from the earliest days of the Pilgrims. We would consider their day of Thanksgiving dinner quite bleak as their food was just what the Indians had taught them to grow. such as corn. I imagine they had turkey though because wild turkey was found all over the eastern part of America. In any case, they used the day to thank God and had no time for football and had no money for Christmas shopping.

I wish we had more thankfulness, not only for Thanksgiving Day but every day. God has been very good to us. I don’t think the short prayer (because we don’t want the food to get cold) is enough. God has given us our country (although we are abusing it), our food, shelter and our very lives.  A day of worship, prayer and just plain talking about him isn’t too much to ask.

We need God more than ever this Thanksgiving Day. All we have to do is look at France! They are experiencing horror attacks every day over there. We know they will come over here because we already have Isis camps here. That’s something to pray about, isn’t it? God is the only one who will protect us. Although we have to remember He says in his book that He also judges. We certainly are aware of the fact that we are killing babies, Not allowing school children to pray or read the Bible And destroying the meaning of marriage.

I picture a family together at the table eating a spacious dinner, but worshipping God at the same time. They get up and play games or visit together, inviting God to be with them. they’ll eat some left overs before the grown children have to go home really refreshed from their visit. I suppose I’m only dreaming though, but that’s enough for me today. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

I have decided to write my woes in hopes that writing them will take them off my mind. First of all, I have a bum knee which decides to buckle at odd moments of the day. I’m not sure whether my knee gave out or what but one morning I was carrying in some clothes which I had been drying outdoors. You will remember I like to hang out my clothes whenever it’s possible, Anyhow I fell and hit my head which ended up being a concussion. This happened in May and I’m still going to nerve therapy because I still have dizziness which comes on me mostly when I don’t expect it.

About two weeks ago I found swelling and an ugly sore on my right breast. My doctor said “OH DEAR”. He was surprised at that ugly sore. He dug out some flesh around the sore and sent it off as a bi-opsy and put me on anti-biotics. The problem was I was allergic to the pills and I had an infection inside where the sore was. I had terrible pain and I was waiting to hear about the bi-opsy which turned out being in-conclusive so I had to wait for more tests. I finally had them yesterday and I found out I haven’t  got breast cancer. I was so relieved!  But the doctor said I would have to be on anti-biotics for a couple of weeks more! That means for me a couple of weeks more of something that makes me terribly sick, but he said I still had a lot of infection inside the breast.

I can laugh at my woes as I think about those who are suffering far worse than I. I think about the Christians over in Syria. Some get killed, some are used as sex slaves and what are we doing about it? And God has been with me all the way. I pray that God is working things out and is with them every moment of the day. But, if writing out my woes will stop me from thinking about them, so be it! I can get down on my good knee and pray for those Christians.