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Thanksgiving: The Continental Congress 1777
During the American Revolutionary War, the Continental Congress in 1777 wrote this Proclamation: the First National Proclamation of Thanksgiving. PROCLAMATION FOR AS MUCH as it is the indispensable Duty of all Men to adore the superintending Providence of Almighty...
Thanksgiving 101 (Part 3)
And our stories on the Journey to Thanksgiving continue. I love this one... Meanwhile, back in Holland, the Pilgrims (that would finally come via the Mayflower) were still in Scrooby but were preparing to finally set sail for the New World. Their destination was...
Thanksgiving 101 (Part 2)
In continuing our story... While the Pilgrims were learning to survive in Holland, other settlers from England had already set up shop in the new world (America). At that time, the entire Eastern Seaboard was called "Virginia". Jamestown by now was already up and...
Thanksgiving 101: The Robin Hood Connection.
So, what does Nottingham Forest have in common with the Pilgrims? The answer: Scrooby, England. For those of you that immediately think of Robin Hood when you see the word "Nottingham", you are not alone. But now it can ring a bell for you in regards to our journey to...
Is it just me?
Is it just me, or does it seem like Christmas is getting set up in the stores by August these days? I mean, can a girl get a little turkey first? 🙂 That's the line that keeps rolling through my head as October closes and November unfolds. I love the holidays. And if...
Conflict: It happens to the best of us.
There's a great quote by John D. Rockefeller. He was a very successful man and very wealthy. But that did not make him immune to problems and conflict. If anything, there were more people in his daily life, and therefore, more conflict. His quote goes like this: “The...
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