Fall brings with it chillier days, falling leaves, and thoughts of the coming holidays. In just a few more days we will gather together with family and friends to thank God for the wonderful provisions that he has given us this year. Just as the pilgrims did many years ago. Can you imagine the hardships they had to endure coming to a new country? Not knowing what to expect. If you have never been to Plymouth Rock in Massachusetts, well, to be honest, it really isn't a big deal. However, the history of the Pilgrims settling in the first New England Colony is part of our American History. And throughout all that the Pilgrims endured during their travels here and after they got here in settling that colony, they were not to forget God's provision to them. The first Thanksgiving was held after their first harvest here in 1621. It was first known as a harvest feast. They had learned to plant corn and catch ell from a Native American named Squanto who resided with the Wampanoag Tribe and who also served as an interpreter for the Pilgrims. Thanksgiving was celebrated off and on for the years to come but it did not become a holiday until 1863 during the Civil War when President Lincoln proclaimed it a national holiday of "Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the heavens" And so were the humble beginning of the first holiday of giving thanks to our God for all he does for us during the year. Our lives, even as hard as they can be at times, are probably nothing like what those first settlers that came to this country to escape a corrupt jurisdiction of the Church of England, so that they could worship God and have religious freedom. It is their courage that brought that here to us and which we should be forever grateful to them and to God for giving us this great country in which we enjoy such freedom. So on Thanksgiving, don't forget to give thanks for "Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the heavens." For if it not be for him, where would we be?
Many of us are decorating our homes in the tradition of fall. With that in mind, I found an easy one that you might like to try. It is called "Glowing Pinecones in a basket." All you need is a basket filled with pinecones. Gently wrap some white Christmas light around the pinecones And you have a festive basket to display on your holiday coffee table. How easy is that for those of us that do not have a creative bone in our bodies? lol.
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One of the things about this time of year that I love are the apples that are so plentiful. We had an apple tree while I was growing up and then when I got married we had our own trees that helped feed our growing family. If any of you are like me or know someone like me-I am just not that crazy about pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving. And so the following cake might be your solution to that problem.
Apple Dump Cake
15.25 oz box Betty Crocker Spice Cake Mix
2-21 oz cans Apple Pie Filling
1/2 cup butter (8 tbsp)
2 tbsp Ground Cinnamon
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Spray inside of a 9x13 casserole dish
- Pour cans of Apple Pie filling in a dish and spread evenly
- Sprinkle Cinnamon over apple pie filling.
- In a bowl, combine dry cake mix with butter and mix until a crumbly consistency. (break any large chunks apart with a spoon.
- Pour cake crumble mixture over apples in a casserole dish. Spread evenly
- Bake 30 minutes or until edges are hot and bubbly
Now, how easy is that and it is a great desert in addition to your Thanksgiving Pumpkin Pie!
Well, Friends, I am glad you came. That is it for today. Hope you will come back tomorrow and in the meantime have a blessed day! Go share it with someone you love! Byeee!!!!
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