For Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 26th, 2020

 ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

FOR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26TH, 2020

The moments of our lives may be bright with possibility, dark with fear or sadness, or even plain everyday gray, but God's glory never fades.  May God's glory shine into the exciting lights, upsetting darks, and boring grays of your every day.

25 DAYS UNTIL WINTER 

Sunrise: 7:29 am

 Sunset: 5:01 pm

Life is a special occasion!!

Hallmark

Today is Thanksgiving which is a special celebration typically full of family gatherings, holiday meals, and giving thanks.  It  is a time of roasted turkeys, cranberry confections, cornbread stuffing, piping hot pumpkin pies, football games and  holiday parades.

The 3 day festival that is now hailed as the first Thanksgiving took place in the village of Plymouth in 1621.  Governor William Bradshaw organized a feast to celebrate the Pilgrims first successful corn harvest  

Those in attendance included the Wampanoage chief Massasolt.  Historians show the the Mayflour's sugar supply had run low, so the meal did not feature any pies, but one record indicates that four men were sent on a fowling mission which may very well have resulted in a turkey. 

Presidents Washington, and Monroe proclaimed national Thanksgivings , but the custom soon fell out of favor, Then in the 1820’s, Sarah Josepha Hale began a campaign to reinstate the national celebration and in 1863 President Lincoln proclaimed a Thursday in November as a National day of Thanksgiving.  The holiday has been celebrated ever since.  

To celebrate today, send greetings to your family and friends and give thanks.  Don;t forget to show your appreciation and gratitude for all of them..  

Today is also Cake Day and Shopping Reminder Day

If you can’t see the bright side, polish the dull side 

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

Thanksgiving dinners take 18 hours to prepare.  They are consumed in 12 minutes.  Half time takes 12 minutes. This is not coincidence.

Erma Bombeck 

Happy Thaaksgiving everyone! I do appreciate each and everyone of you and am very thankful for you  I’ll be spending the day home alone and will be cooking, but not a turkey.  We’ll be having that on Saturday when we celebrate together with what family that can come.  Today I’ll be having 

Slow Cooker Chicken Sausage with Cabbage and Apples

Serve 6

1 medium head green cabbage cored and cut into 16 wedges

2 Granny Smith apples cored and cut into 1 inch slices.

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp paprika

1/2 tsp black pepper

2 1/2 tbsp. olive oil

1 13 oz package smoked chicken sausage cut into 2 inch pieces 

3 tbsp. apple cider vinegar, plus more for serving

1/4 c chicken stock

1 bunch fresh flat leaf parsley

Toss together cabbage apples, salt, paprika, pepper and 1 1/2 tbsp. olive oil in a slow cooker.  Cover and cook on High until vegetables are tender.  5 to 6 hours

Heat the remming tbsp. of oil in a skillet over medium high heat.  Add the sausage and cook turning to brown on all sides.  Remove from heat, add 3 tbsp. of the vinegar.  Return to heat and cook until evaporated.  Add the stock to the skillet, bring to a boil, scraping to loose the browned bits from the bottom of the skillet.  Spoon over the vegetable mixture in the crock pot.Cover and cook on high until the flavors come together, about 1 hour.Garnish with fresh parsley leaves, if desired and serve with splash of apple cider.

The cabbage comes out tender without being mushy and gives the slow cooker chicken sausage a slightly sweet flavor.  A splash of vinegar at the end perks up the meal with a bit of acidic brightness.  There are several varieties of smoked chicken sausage. 

We can all only do what we need to do to keep safe and healthy, but whatever you do, I wish you a Happy Thanksgiving !

Today’s pictures are from last year’s Thankgiving, I hope I’ll have pictures to share on Sunday  of this year’s celebration which will be on Saturday..

I hope you all have a GREAT day.  Happy Thanksgiving day!

COUNTING MY GIFTS

Thankfulness creates gratitude which generates contentment that causes peace.

Todd Stocker 

Counting at least 3 things every day that I'm thankful for.  There is truly is always something to be thankful for.

8681. for a time to give thanks

8682.for plenty of good food

8683.for the slow cooker which gets lots of use 

Enter into His courts with thanksgiving — and in His presence is fullness of Joy!

PRAYER FOR OUR TROOPS

  

Please pray for God's protection of

our troops and HIS wisdom for their

commanders.

 

Almighty and eternal God,

Protect our military

as they discharge their duties

with the shield of your strength,

may the power of your love

enable them to return home in safety

that with all who love them

they may ever praise you for your loving care.

AND bless our Police Officers, Firefighters

and Paramedics and EMT’s

We ask this through Christ our Lord.

Amen

GOD BLESS YOU ALL!

ADVICE FOR TODAY

If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share.

W. Clement Stone 

A little smile, a word of cheer, 

A bit of love from someone dear…

 

Love,

ma 

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