president ? since Lincoln ? s term has made the same proclamation , that the last Thursday of November would be a ? national day of thanksgiving . It is not required of the presidents , but it is a sweet tradition to keep ,? one that also includes a Thanksgiving statement by the president .?
green Earth . It may ? be early , but on behalf of the Blue Umbrella , Happy Thanksgiving , Knights !?
Thanksgiving was not passed as an official holiday until Franklin D . Roosevelt ? s term as president ? when he pushed Thanksgiving forward a week in order to make more time for the Christmas shopping season .? This began an outcry in the nation with many protests pushing Congress to declare the day a national ? holiday . Congress passed the holiday , naming the last Thursday in November ? a legal holiday .??
Since then , Thanksgiving has been a huge outlet for families all over to get together and share ? what they are thankful for , may that be each other or the excuse to eat all day !
With all of these exciting activities that come with Thanksgiving ,? it is important to keep in mind what Abraham Lincoln said in his proclamation : ?... observe the last ? Thursday of November next , as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth ? in the Heavens .?
Every Thanksgiving , as you are stuffing your belly and laughing until you cry with your ? family , be sure to thank our Father for gifting us with another beautiful year on His
Philippians 4:6
? Don ? t worry about anything ; instead , pray about everything . Tell God what you ? need , and thank him for all he has done .?
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