#thanksgiving

My fondest memories are generally the day after Thanksgiving. I get the total decorating Christmas itch. ↗

— Katharine McPhee

#christmas #day #decorating #fondest #generally

Christmas is the antithesis of Thanksgiving. Christmas is pretty much a man-made holiday. ↗

— John Clayton

#christmas #holiday #man-made #much #pretty

If there is no element of asceticism in our lives, if we give free rein to the desires of the flesh (taking care of course to keep within the limits of what seems permissible to the world), we shall find it hard to train for the service of Christ. When the flesh is satisfied it is hard to pray with cheerfulness or to devote oneself to a life of service which calls for much self-renunciation. ↗

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

#christ #christianity #discipleship #discipline #fasting

The act is unjustifiable that either begs for a blessing, or, having succeeded gives no thanksgiving. ↗

— Merle Shain

#act #begs #blessing #either #gives

Let us give thanks to God above, Thanks for expressions of His love, Seen in the book of nature, grand Taught by His love on every hand. Let us be thankful in our hearts, Thankful for all the truth imparts, For the religion of our Lord, All that is taught us in His word. Let us be thankful for a land, That will for such religion stand; One that protects it by the law, One that before it stands in awe. Thankful for all things let us be, Though there be woes and misery; Lessons they bring us for our good- Later 'twill all be understood. Thankful for peace o'er land and sea, Thankful for signs of liberty, Thankful for homes, for life and health, Pleasure and plenty, fame and wealth. Thankful for friends and loved ones, too, Thankful for all things, good and true, Thankful for harvest in the fall, Thankful to Him who gave it all. ↗

— Lizelia Augusta Jenkins Moorer

#life

Here in Britain, of course, it's Thank Fuck We Got Those Weird Jesus Bastards On The Boat Day ↗

— Warren Ellis

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I love chicken. I would eat chicken fingers on Thanksgiving if it were socially acceptable. ↗

— Todd Barry

#chicken #eat #fingers #i #i love

Thanksgiving is a time when the world gets to see just how blessed and how workable the Christian system is. The emphasis is not on giving or buying, but on being thankful and expressing that appreciation to God and to one another. ↗

— John Clayton

#appreciation #being #blessed #buying #christian

Thanksgiving is a season that is very much in accord with the themes and teachings of Jesus Christ. ↗

— John Clayton

#christ #jesus #jesus christ #much #season

The funny thing about Thanksgiving ,or any big meal, is that you spend 12 hours shopping for it then go home and cook,chop,braise and blanch. Then it's gone in 20 minutes and everybody lies around sortof in a sugar coma and then it takes 4 hours to clean it up. ↗

— Ted Allen

#food