Celebrating Thanksgiving and Friendsgiving 2024: Gratitude, Gatherings, and Good Food As the leaves fall and the crisp air signals the arrival of the holiday season, we prepare for two of the most heartwarming celebrations of this year: Thanksgiving and Friendsgiving 2024. While Thanksgiving is steeped in tradition and family connections, Friendsgiving offers a fresh, modern
Happy Thanksgiving 2023, and let’s emphasize the spirit of giving! As we celebrate this special day of gratitude, we can emphasize the spirit of giving – reflecting on how we can continue to make a positive impact in our families, among our friends, and in our larger communities. Here are some ideas for acts of
Happy Thanksgiving Day Traditions Thanksgiving Day traditions vary widely, I’m sure. In preparation for this holiday post, I looked up a lot of them. While they included many great traditions, some of which we practice in our home, a couple of my favorites were missing. First, the common traditions that we practice here are no
Happy Thanksgiving! Happy Thanksgiving posts are usually about counting our blessings and giving thanks. Steven Johnson compels us to consider this thought experiment: If your daily newspaper were published once-in-a-century, and it came out today, what would the banner headline read? This is, indeed, something to be truly grateful for: Human life expectancy at birth
Happy Thanksgiving 2020…tough times to gather and go about the holidays as usual. Yet we shouldn’t let tough times stop us from expressing our gratitude and prayers for the blessings we have – our gratitude and prayers for this Happy Thanksgiving 2020, a difficult year to say the least. We’re thankful for this “interwebs” thing,