Happy Thanksgiving!!

A bless-ed and safe Thanksgiving to all...

November 2010

Happy Thanksgiving!

Norman Rockwell ( 1894-1978)

Freedom from Fear, 1943
War bond poster
Story illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, March 13, 1943

These have been some trying days not just at home, but for our men and women abroad. We pray for their safety and strength for their families. We pray for our country and the continued freedom we initially fought for, well over over 200 hundred years ago. But, for today, for tomorrow, for this years Thanksgiving celebration on Thursday, it is my prayer that we pray for freedom from fear, and that we can hold this beautiful image which Normal Rockwell painted for the Saturday Evening Post, over 60 years ago close in our hearts.

Psalm 23

Happy Thanksgiving

A very Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate. I love Thanksgiving. Honestly, it's my favorite of the holidays. As children we spent the most wonderful days in the beautiful Bear Mountain in Coldspring, New York. Things have changed, family members have passed, children have been born and grown into young adults. We have so much to be grateful for. We have our health, a warm home, food in the fridg, our sense of humor is in tact, a loving family, a relationship with our God.

Norman Rockwell painted a very famous picture of a family around the Thanksgiving table. He also painted many different covers over the years for The Saturday Evening Post for their Thanksgiving edition. I chose this cover because it touched my heart. It made me remember the many wonderful days I shared with my family as a child, some who are no longer with us. Rockwell captured the spirit of these precious memories, knowing they are very much alive in our hearts.

A happy and safe Thanksgiving to all.