Happy Thanksgiving!

It is hard for me to believe that another year has almost come to an end. The months are going by so quickly. At our house this year, things have been a little hard but God has gotten us through and we anticipate a better 2019. I pray the same will be true for all of you. 

Being that today is Thanksgiving, I thought I would give you some facts about it that perhaps you did not know.

1.  The first Thanksgiving was a three-day celebration. Governor William Bradford organized the feast.
2.   It is unclear if the meal included turkey. However, they did have lobster, seal, and swan. 
3.   In Plymouth, Massachusets, you can order tickets as early as June to attend a Thanksgiving dinner as part of the town looks much the same as it did in the 17th Century.
4.  The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade made its debut in 1924, but it did not feature balloons. However, they did have animals from the Central Park Zoo. 
5.   German American Illustrator Tony Starg had an interest in puppetry and he was responsible for the amazing floats that came to life in the 1927 parade.  At the time, he was an illustrator for Good Housekeeping Magazine.
6.  About 46 million turkeys are cooked for Thanksgiving each year.
7.   Only male turkeys gobble
8.  The Butterball Talk Turkey Line answers almost 100,000 calls each season
9.  There are 4 places in the country named Turkey, another 4 named Cranberry and 34 named Plymouth.
10.  And would you believe that Black Friday is the busiest day for plumbers? It is due to all the food eaten, that kitchen drains, garbage disposals and toilets need more attention on Thanksgiving than at any other time during the year, reports Roto-Rooter. 

For more interesting facts about Thanksgiving, follow the link to:Best Thanksgiving Trivia - 20 Fun Facts About Thanksgiving

So what are you plans once your own Thanksgiving meal is over? Watching the football game?, Throwing a football around or playing it with other members of the family outside? Playing board or card games? I know one family that used to go to a movie theater each year. Or maybe you prefer watching them at home. 

Well, if that's you, watching movies at home, here is a few I found that will air on tv today.

1. National Lampoon's Holiday Reunion (2003)
2. .Free Birds (2013)
3.  You've Got Mail (1998)
4. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973)
5. The Blind Side (2009)

These are just a few and more are listed with trailers at 16 Best Thanksgiving Movies for 2018 - Thanksgiving Films to Watch This Year

Above all, when sitting around the table today, ready to enjoy a wonderful meal, don't forget to give thanks to God who has blessed us so abundantly. Not only for our food but for family, friends, this country we love. And most of all, for sending his son Jesus to die for our sin that we can have eternal life. Have a wonderful day and God bless you and yours!