Amy's Place .. Poetry and Potpourri .. November 25-26-27-28, 2004

11-25-04 | JustAmy, St.Louie1, MamaBear, Billie

[JustAmy]

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'Amy's Place' welcomes all poets
and those who enjoy poetry. 'Amy's Place' is more than just about poetry.
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Many thanks for stopping by. : )

[MeekOneGOP]

Mornin', everybody ! Happy Thursday! Happy Thanksgiving!

Have a cup while you Freep !

[MeekOneGOP]

LOL!!

Happy Thanksgiving, yall!!

[Conspiracy Guy]

Good job all. Happy Thanksgiving.

[MeekOneGOP]

LOL!

If I only had a brain!

[ST.LOUIE1]

Happy Thanksgiving, sweetheart. Hope your day is as special as *you*. : )

((((((((((Sis)))))))

Bro

[ST.LOUIE1]

LOL!! You're too much, Meekie!

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

Be safe. And gobble 'til you wobble. : )

[Howlin]

Amy, I wish that WAS my Thanksgiving table and it was all done!

Thanks so much for your many pings and inspirational graphics and "literature."

[deadhead]

LOL...just saw the Wizard of Oz last weekend, one of my favorite movies :-)

Have a Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving.

Colleen

[international american]

ROTFLMBO!!

[MeekOneGOP]

hehe! :^D

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family, too!

I smoked a turkey yesterday for me and my wife and SIL to
snack on.

Goin' to my cousins house for Thanksgiving lunch today.
Dad just got here and we'll be headin' out shortly.

[OESY]

Would I be stating the obvious by reminding everyone it's Thanksgiving? That's what I thought -- after reading all the great posts here.


So here goes a few diversions from this weekend's ciao down:


Thursday, November 25:

Macy's Thanksgiving Parade Day (New York) (it ballooned into an annual TV tradition)
Saint Catherine's Day (Labourés of love and graces)
Turkey Trot (Illinois) (Is this a replay of the Boston convention?)


Friday, November 26:

Black Friday (as in: robust retail sales day)
Full Moon Day (this should be interesting)
Buy Nothing Day (attention, attention: all wives -- you too Imelda)
Festival Of Lights (Idaho) (sounds great)
Winter Wonderland And Parade Of Lights (California) (don't they call them glitteri in CA)
You're Welcome Day (no, thank YOU)
Good Grief Day (some where Charles Schultz is smiling)
Guru Nanak's Birthday (not to be confused with Nanook of the North)


Saturday, November 27:

Electric Guitar Day (but please, no Kumbaya-- it's so yesterday's election)
Freckle Pride Day (the sun will come up tomorrow)
Buy Nothing Day (UK) (attention: all British wives)
Pie In The Face Day (burnt pumpkin pies accepted)
Lighted Christmas Parade (New Mexico) (don't burn your fingers)


Sunday, November 28:

Auto Race Day (see how many tickets you can collect)
Camera Day (can you say "fromage"?)
Red Planet Day (in honor of Republican victories)
Independence Day (Albania) (all late comers welcome)
John F. Kennedy Day (Massachusetts) (ask not what tax cuts he proposed, ask ... )

Oh, and ...

[Borax Queen]

Good morning - Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Thank you for all the cute cartoons and pics. Have wonderful, peaceful day!

[The Mayor]

November 25, 2004

Be Filled With Thankfulness

Read: Romans 1:18-22

Let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name. —Hebrews 13:15

Bible In One Year: Ezekiel 24-26; 1 Peter 2

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Throughout history, many cultures have set aside a time for expressing their thankfulness. In the US, Thanksgiving Day originated with the pilgrims. In the midst of extreme hardship, loss of loved ones, and meager supplies, they still believed they were blessed. They chose to celebrate God's blessings by sharing a meal with Native Americans who had helped them survive.

We know we've lost the spirit of that original celebration when we catch ourselves complaining that our Thanksgiving Day has been "spoiled" by bad weather, disappointing food, or a bad cold. It's we who are spoiled—spoiled by the very blessings that should make every day a day of thanksgiving, whatever our circumstances.

Billy Graham wrote, "Ingratitude is a sin, just as surely as is lying or stealing or immorality or any other sin condemned by the Bible." He then quoted Romans 1:21, one of the Bible's indictments against rebellious humanity. Then Dr. Graham added, "Nothing turns us into bitter, selfish, dissatisfied people more quickly than an ungrateful heart. And nothing will do more to restore contentment and the joy of our salvation than a true spirit of thankfulness."

Which condition describes you? —Joanie Yoder

A grumbling mood of discontent
Gives way to thankfulness
When we consider all God's gifts
And all that we possess. —Sper

Gratitude is a God-honoring attitude.

[The Mayor]

The First Thanksgiving Proclamation

Continental Congress 1782 Thanksgiving Proclamation

George Washington's 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation

Abraham Lincoln's 1863 Thanksgiving Proclamation

[ST.LOUIE1]

I smoked a turkey yesterday for me and my wife and SIL to snack on.

Sounds very tasty!

Take care, Meek, enjoy the day.

[Jim Robinson]

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

[tuliptree76]

LOL! Cute cartoons. I hope you are having a wonderful Thanksgiving today. I just got home. We had a lot of food this afternoon and I'm getting sleepy now. LOL!

[MeekOneGOP]

:^D

[MeekOneGOP]

Happy Thanksgiving to you, too! :^)

[MeekOneGOP]

Thank you, sir. We just got back a little bit ago. It was a nice day.

We went to my cousins house and some of her family was there.

Hope your day was really nice, too. :^)