Somebody PUHLEEEEZE roll me over and help me sit up after all the appetizers and crudites, hors d'oeuvres, pate' and cream cheese-scallion balls, followed by the golden browned, gorgeous juicy turkey, herb & veggie stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, quiche lorraine, carrot/turnip souffle, buttered beets, asparagus with hollandaise, oyster dressing, cranberry sauce, heavy cream coleslaw, candied yams in navel oranges, green bean 4-cheese casserole, and pies, pies, pies, etc.
I have to ask though -- where along the line, exactly, did so many Americans lose Thanksgiving's original and fundamental premise? The pilgrims gave thanks to GOD for their blessings and shared their "riches" with the native Americans who helped teach them the tricks of growing corn etc. in their adopted homeland this side of the Big Pond. We joined a hungry crowd partying at a neighbor's home on Thanksgiving and, yes, it was festive and delicious but no one dared "say Grace" or pray over the meal, thanking the ultimate Creator of it all for it all ... Good grief, our Pilgrim forbears would hang their heads in shame.
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