As the holidays come closer my emotions start escalating. Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years can be very exciting dates but also very thoughtful and saddening. Many times several things occur suddenly, not always good but not always bad. At times we aren’t prepared for anything else but good things to happen, without considering there is no sunshine without a little rain. Thanksgiving is right around the corner and it is about being thankful for anything we’ve had or have throughout our life. It isn’t about the material things “Oh because I just got a new iPhone, or a new iPad” it is much more than that.…
“A Native American Thanksgiving”, written by Beverly Cox and Clara Sue Kidwell, is an informational article including recipes, all relating to Native American culture. They begin this piece by dating back to the earliest known facts of “Thanksgiving” between the Pilgrims and the Indians. Cox and Kidwell set out to show the reader the real meaning behind this holiday. Pointing out that Americans only give thanks once a year, they go in depth about the Native American’s beliefs of giving appreciations. Indians would give credit and acknowledgment to the spirits of nature throughout the year in hopes for generosity in upcoming hunting and planting seasons, considering farming was an important part of Indian life. This material allows Cox and Kidwell…
the day was yet another Thanksgiving. A day where the family gets together and the men watch…
The first Thanksgiving: what the real story tells us about loving God and learning from history / Robert Tracy McKenzie. Downers Grove, IL IVP Academic, an imprint of InterVarsity Press,…
Spending good quality time with family is really enjoyable. The quality of the time spent is irreplaceable. We love playing scrabble with each other after our feast. Laughing and joking with each other because someone decides to make new words while playing. Monopoly is always fun too. I enjoy catching up and talking with loved ones that I haven’t seen in a while. Just sitting around and watching a new movie with the family or even simply to relax. I am so blessed to have such a great family.…
I didn’t experience my first Thanksgiving until I was 10 years old. For millions of Americans, Thanksgiving is a day for feasting on immense portions of food, watching football, and napping on the couch. However, for most of my life, it was just an ordinary day like any other, in which I was allowed to miss school, play games, and even watch some TV. It wasn’t because I didn’t know about Thanksgiving.…
Once upon a time I lived a semi normal life. The last day I lived that life was Thanksgiving of 2002. The people that made up my semi normal life was Papa, Nannie, Mom, Aunt Jodi, and me. As you may of concluded it was Thanksgiving, but this one wasn’t like the rest. We were going to Chicago to my Aunt Jackie and Uncle John’s house to have Thanksgiving dinner.…
In “A Thanksgiving Celebration” Nicholasa Mohr, focuses on a mother named Amy. By overcoming her disconnections and reconnecting with her native culture, Amy is able to achieve the Thanksgiving celebration that she wants for her children.…
Every Thanksgiving, my family gets up early to drive down to New York, where we meet with aunts, uncles, cousins, and my Grandmother. Over the course of the day, delicious smells materialize as heaping mashed potatoes, green beans sautéed with onions and turkey bacon, and sweet potato casserole topped with bubbling marshmallow join the turkey on the serving table as I breathlessly await the early dinner.…
Sometimes my anxiety or trepidation about an upcoming event is often worse than the actual event. That is precisely what happened with Thanksgiving. It turned out to be a nice, relaxing day. I went for a long walk in the morning, we all had a big breakfast, went for a hike in Rancho San Antonio, then had a wonderful and delicious dinner at Il Fornaio, where I thanked the staff for working on Thanksgiving.…
Today has been a really good day. I am all caught up with my school work. There is literally one more day of school left before we go on Thanksgiving break and I am so excited. Thanksgiving is my most favorite holiday and this year even more. Why? It's because my birthday is on the same day! So for Thanksgiving my whole family from both my mom and dad's side are coming over to our house. We are setting up dinner in our outdoor garage so we are going to be busy next week. We are going to be busy setting up decorations, buying the food, and cleaning up. That same week I have 3 dentist appointments and 1 doctor's appointment. Although we are going to be really busy it will be all worth it. My family will be together to celebrate the day of…
Holidays in my opinion are times for families who are spread across the United States and those around the world to come together and share laughs, memories, and stories. One of the most important and my favorite holiday is Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving in my family is a time for love, giving thanks, and simple joy of being with family. It is a time to give thanks for all the things you’ve been blessed with from family right down to the shoes on your feet.…
This is the time of year when we pause to think about the things in our lives that we are thankful for. There is a lot of things I am thankful for. Thanksgiving is a time to be thankful for what you have. This Thanksgiving I am thankful for God, family, and basketball.…
Thanksgiving two-thousand and fifteen started out normal, my sister and I arrived around one to start to help my grandparents prepare for the mighty feast we were going to have. My grandmother works her ass off every day for a week straight in order to make sure this day is spectacular. After a while of being at her house around four thirty my brother and father showed up making the house filled with laughter and joy. The laughter bounced from room to room, off wall to wall and created the sweetest sound of music I have heard. But the only thing missing was my mother, she works till six so we could not eat till then. The minute my mother walked in the door I could feel the happiness inside my grandmother because she knew her family had now…
Until recently the history of America's first Thanksgiving was a cute animated cartoon in my mind. While little is known about the occurrence, the little we do know tells a tale of betrayal and misjudgment. The issues facing the pilgrims and the Wampanogs were primarily different cultural practices, language barriers, and religious bigotry. These differences caused tremendous consequences, which we can not only learn from, but also we can come to understand more about why there is still war and international crisis today.…