Happy Thanksgiving. We celebrate Thanksgiving to give thanks for a successful harvest and the blessings of the past year, a tradition that traces its origins to a 1621 feast between Pilgrims and Wampanoag people. President Abraham Lincoln established the holiday as a national event in 1863, and it has since evolved into a celebration of family, friends, food, and gratitude. For a lot of people, it is a time to give thanks, not only about the blessings in your life, but to God as well. So, what are you thankful for? I am thankful for my husband, my children, my step-children, my daughters-in-laws and son-in-law, my grandchildren, my great-grandchild, my siblings, my in-laws, my friends, my home, the food I eat, the clothes I wear, the house I live in, the car I drive, this great country, my President and all the government officials, my dog and so much more. And most importantly my God. My heart swells with joy, for if you think about it, we are truly blessed. “Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the lands! Serve the LORD with gladness! Come into his presence with singing! Know that the LORD is God! It is he that made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him, bless his name! For the LORD is good; his steadfast loves endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.” (Psalm 100 RSV) Give thanks! God Bless. Amen.