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Happy Thanksgiving from the Pawpaw Holler, hope everyone has a blessed day.
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. Philippians 4:6
Blessings,
Denese
Tags: Thanksgiving
November 1, 1777
FORASMUCH as it is the indispensable Duty of all Men to adore the superintending Providence of Almighty God; to acknowledge with Gratitude their Obligation to him for Benefits received, and to implore such farther Blessings as they stand in Need of: And it having pleased him in his abundant Mercy, not only to continue to us the innumerable Bounties of his common Providence; but also to smile upon us in the Prosecution of a just and necessary War, for the Defense and Establishment of our unalienable Rights and Liberties; particularly in that he hath been pleased, in so great a Measure, to prosper the Means used for the Support of our Troops, and to crown our Arms with most signal success:
It is therefore recommended to the legislative or executive Powers of these UNITED STATES to set apart THURSDAY, the eighteenth Day of December next, for SOLEMN THANKSGIVING and PRAISE: That at one Time and with one Voice, the good People may express the grateful Feelings of their Hearts, and consecrate themselves to the Service of their Divine Benefactor; and that, together with their sincere Acknowledgments and Offerings, they may join the penitent Confession of their manifold Sins, whereby they had forfeited every Favor; and their humble and earnest Supplication that it may please GOD through the Merits of JESUS CHRIST, mercifully to forgive and blot them out of Remembrance; That it may please him graciously to afford his Blessing on the Governments of these States respectively, and prosper the public Council of the whole: To inspire our Commanders, both by Land and Sea, and all under them, with that Wisdom and Fortitude which may render them fit Instruments, under the Providence of Almighty GOD, to secure for these United States, the greatest of all human Blessings, INDEPENDENCE and PEACE: That it may please him, to prosper the Trade and Manufactures of the People, and the Labor of the Husbandman, that our Land may yield its Increase: To take Schools and Seminaries of Education, so necessary for cultivating the Principles of true Liberty, Virtue and Piety, under his nurturing Hand; and to prosper the Means of Religion, for the promotion and enlargement of that Kingdom, which consisteth "in Righteousness, Peace and Joy in the Holy Ghost."
And it is further recommended, That servile Labor, and such Recreation, as, though at other Times innocent, may be unbecoming the Purpose of this Appointment, be omitted on so solemn an Occasion.
Tags: American history, Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Poems, Music and Stories“Poems of Thanksgiving” and “Land of the Pilgrims Pride” are this week’s programs from Homeschool Radio Shows.
Music For Thanksgiving is a nice little collection of hymns and classic folk songs in midi format.
More Thanksgiving music can be found at The Holiday Spot’s Free Thanksgiving Music page (these are also midi files).
At The Story Home, you can download an audio of Thanksgiving On Grandfather’s Farm –a short story by Maud Lindsay from “More Mother Stories”. (I haven’t listened to this one yet.)
Listen to America’s Thanksgiving Proclamations of the past and be thankful!
Go to FreeAudio.org’s Thanksgiving page, download the free mp3s and listen to “Governor William Bradford’s Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1623”, “President George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1789” and “President Abraham Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1863”.
One last thing…
If you haven’t downloaded them already, Homeschool Freebie of the Day has left several of their Thanksgiving resources up this week including Let’s Sing About Thanksgiving + More!
Blessings,
Denese
If you have slow internet service, a download manager is very helpful. I use the free Orbit Downloader to schedule large and multiple files for downloading overnight.
Tags: American history, free mp3s, holidays, hymns, Thanksgiving
Some free Thanksgiving entertainment from the past…
OTRCat.com’s Old Time Radio Thanksgiving -7 free Thanksgiving episodes from various old time radio shows:
You can find more free Thanksgiving episodes on the daily downloads page.
Want even more? For only $5.00 you can order the OTRCat.com Thanksgiving Collection cd and listen to over 30 hours of Thanksgiving-themed radio shows from the past.
Remember “Father Knows Best” ? It was a radio show before it was a television show and you can find many of them at the Internet Archive:
Scroll down for two Thanksgiving episodes; “Thanksgiving Show” and “Thanksgiving Dinner”.
Blessings and happy listening,
Denese
If you have slow internet service, a download manager is very helpful. I use the free Orbit Downloader to schedule large and multiple files for downloading overnight.
Tags: free audio, holidays, old-time-radio, Thanksgiving
Count your blessings…
A Day Of Thanksgiving (1951) –A classic, patriotic film about an American family who are unable to buy a Thanksgiving turkey… but they still have many things to be thankful for. 12 minutes.
Cooking the turkey…
Let’s Talk Turkey (1951) –How to cook a turkey and it’s uses in everyday cooking.
At the table…
Dining Together (ca. 1951) –Thanksgiving dining etiquette for young children.
Thanksgiving fun…
Beverley Hillbillies “Turkey Day” –Thanksgiving fun with the Clampett family.
These videos may be watched online and/or downloaded to your computer. For more information, please see the Internet Archive help section.
Blessings,
Denese
If you have slow internet service, a download manager is very helpful. I use the free Orbit Downloader to schedule large and multiple files for downloading overnight.
Tags: free videos, Thanksgiving, turkey
As of today, the 7-day forecast for the Smokies is calling for rain most of the week –and snow on Thanksgiving!
Blessings,
Denese
Tags: Great Smoky Mountains, nature-photos, snow, weather
Will you be in the Peaceful Side of the Smokies for Thanksgiving this year?
Do you have plans for Thanksgiving dinner yet?
Don’t want to cook?
If you are going to be in Townsend for Thanksgiving, head over to Smoky Junction Restaurant for their “Thanksgiving Harvest Table Buffet”.
Buffet is all-you-can-eat and includes ham, roast beef and turkey with all the trimmings, vegetables, bread and choice of pumpkin pie or banana pudding for dessert. Drinks are extra.
Cost: $10.95 for adults, $4.99 for children
Time: 11:30 am to 7-8pm (?)
Reservations/Groups: No reservations are required, large groups are welcome –more than 12-14, please call ahead: (865) 448-6881
Smoky Junction Restaurant is located at 7753 E. Lamar Alexander Pkwy, Townsend TN (beside the train).
* Breakfast will be served on Thanksgiving morning.
Blessings,
Denese
Tags: eating-out, Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee, Thanksgiving, Townsend
We have been truly blessed over the last year in that Lacy has still been working steady –until now.
On October 27th, he went to his job (which was supposed to continue through next spring) and was told he had 2 weeks to finish what they were doing and everything else was being put off until next year. The feller who Lacy was doing work for owns several junk yards in another state and apparently the bottom has dropped out of the metals market –thank you “Cash for Clunkers”!
All is not lost, though –Lacy has had a couple little jobs, we’re still eating and have a roof over our heads, thank the good Lord!
For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and raiment let us be therewith content. 1 Timothy 6:6-8
Sooo…I am exploring some alternate streams of income and trying to find more ways to cut back and live even more frugally. (There goes the paper towels, plastic wrap and aluminum foil!)
And…if any of you all in the Townsend/Wears Valley/Blount County TN area need a good, old-time carpenter/craftsman with 30 + years experience -I’ve got one for you!
Lacy has built all over Townsend, including the Maple Leaf Lodge (Dancing Bear Lodge now), Davey Crockett Riding Stables, Little River Log Cabins, numerous other log cabins and stick-built homes. He won’t rip you off and does excellent work (just don’t look at our house –you know the saying about the cobbler’s kids).
We’re in the book, or you can email me.
On a side note –I’m just curious…wasn’t the stimulus money supposed to create/save jobs? Both of my brothers lost their jobs over the last year, too.
I miss President Bush.
But:
It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man. Psalm 118:8
Blessings,
Denese
Tags: Cash For Clunkers, employment, faith, income, stimulus funds, trusting GOD
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