Acknowledging our blessings

The first American Thanksgiving was celebrated less than a year after the Pilgrims settled in the new land. They made the long journey to the continent of America primarily to worship God as their conscience dictated, to build homes and to educate their children in the traditions of the motherland. They decided that in the entire world, America was the one place that offered these opportunities. The first dreadful winter in Plymouth, Massachusetts, killed nearly half of the members of the col