by Patricia Muhammad
Thanksgiving is a national holiday set aside for family and friends to gather together to offer thanks and share blessings received throughout the year. Thanksgiving dinner is a traditional expression of gratitude and is symbolic of abundance. Recently, at a community dinner at Lansing’s Trinity Lutheran Church, participants shared with The Lansing Journal their personal thoughts, ideas, and family memories related to Thanksgiving. We published a few in our November print issue, and now we’re publishing all of them online as a “Thanksgiving thoughts” series.
Oscar Canales (South Holland, Illinois)
“We celebrate Thanksgiving and sometimes Christmas with our family. Since we have so many children, it’s hard to bring everyone together, because we have family in Florida and Georgia. It is a beautiful time to thank the Lord for the many blessings that He has given all of us—especially in our nation. We are very blessed that we are able to enjoy Thanksgiving at a time such as this.”
Previous Thanksgiving thoughts:
Upcoming Thanksgiving thoughts:
- Barbara Lessner
- Chris Baldwin and Carol Cramer
- Jim Hoover
- Randy Widstrand