Happy Thanksgiving! ... Plus a big helping of Thanksgiving Specials on TV!

On Thanksgiving Day, we gather with family and give thanks to the Lord for our many blessings!

While you enjoy the Turkey, the Stuffing, the Mashed Potatoes, and all the great dishes at your table...

May you also enjoy a special Thanksgiving helping on TV today... including:

*the 88th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC,

*the McDonald's Thanksgiving Day Parade on WGN,

*a Marathon of Thanksgiving episodes of The Waltons on INSP,

*Christmas Movies on UP, including "The Homecoming: A Christmas Story",

*Christmas Movies on  the Hallmark Channel, including the Thanksgiving Movie: "The Thanksgiving House",

*Classic Christmas Movies on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, including Christmas in Connecticut and Holiday Inn,

*and more Classics on TCM, including Little Women and a late showing of Meet Me in St. Louis, and more!!!

Please see the Christmas TV Schedule for all the air times for these specials!

We remember today, with gratitude, the course the Pilgrims took to make it to America... to cross the ocean and then survive through many trials and obstacles. Were they joyful or fearful when they landed that day on Plymouth Rock? We cannot even imagine the hardships they faced as the set off on their mission to leave their homeland behind, determined to live in America, where they would be free from religious persecution. We thank the Lord for guiding them here and we pray for that same bravery and courage today.

God Bless You, All!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

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Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good!

For His mercy endures forever.

~Psalm 107:1

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A Thanksgiving Prayer

My Prayer for you all on this Thanksgiving Day - is that you may be blessed! I am so grateful to the Lord above for so many things - for salvation, faith, precious family, dear friends, warm home, and love beyond measure and I pray the same for all of you.....

On this Thanksgiving Day, my heart ponders about those Pilgrims who crossed an ocean to an unknown land - seeking and yearning for religious freedom. How brave and courageous those men and women were... who endured through sickness, bitter cold, and hunger. Through all their hardships, they leaned on their faith in God and gave Thanks on that first Thanksgiving for all their blessings of coming to this new land, America.

May we never forget the sacrifices our Ancestors made - so we can be free today!

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!!!

God's Blessings to You All!!!


Before I close, Here is a favorite Hymn of mine for Thanksgiving:

"We Gather Together"

We gather together to ask the Lord’s blessing;

He chastens and hastens His will to make known.

The wicked oppressing now cease from distressing.

Sing praises to His Name; He forgets not His own.

Beside us to guide us, our God with us joining,

Ordaining, maintaining His kingdom divine;

So from the beginning the fight we were winning;

Thou, Lord, were at our side, all glory be Thine!

We all do extol Thee, Thou Leader triumphant,

And pray that Thou still our Defender will be.

Let Thy congregation escape tribulation;

Thy Name be ever praised! O Lord, make us free!

(Hear beautiful midi music for this song, here)

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Thanksgiving Day TV Specials

As your Turkey's thawing out Today...
I thought we might take a look at 
Thursday's Thanksgiving Specials!

First, Be sure to put the Turkey in the oven...
then sit back, relax with the family, and have a Serving of....

• The 85th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
• An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving
• Little Women (1949)
• The Preacher's Wife
• Meet Me In St. Louis
• The Muppet Christmas Carol
• Miracle On 34th Street (1947)
• A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain
• A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion 
• A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
• Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas *NEW on TV
• Happiness Is a Warm Blanket Charlie Brown  *NEW on TV
• Lucky Christmas
• Elf  
• Silver Bells
• Holiday Switch
• Special - The 85th Anniversary of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

AND MANY MORE!!!!

There's enough for you to have Seconds, and Desserts, too!


See the Christmas TV Schedule for these Thanksgiving & Christmas Specials and Much More!!!

The Waltons ... Thanksgiving on Waltons Mountain

As Thanksgiving draws near... each year I pull out my copies of The Waltons Reunion Movies - A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain and A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion! Both are beautiful shows about the Thanksgiving Holiday that our family enjoys each year. My dvd copies are transfers from VHS... however, these two Movies will soon be available to Purchase on DVD in The Waltons Movie Collection.

CLICK HERE for DVD Information.

Included in the DVD Collection:

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A Wedding on Walton's Mountain - Who will Erin marry... her new love and Lumberjack boyfriend, Paul Matthews Northridge or her old love, Ashley Longworth, Jr... find out on Erin's "Valentine's Day" Wedding.

Mother's Day on Walton's Mountain - Mary Ellen weds Jonesy while Elizabeth remembers her Mother, who is living in Arizona, recovering from her TB.

A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain - Much of the family is home for this Thanksgiving feast, including friends and neighbors.

A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion - All the family returns home for this very special Thanksgiving Dinner!

A Walton Wedding - In spite of Cold Feet and a meddling Aunt turned Wedding Planner... John Boy's wedding to Janet goes off without a hitch, well... maybe one!

A Walton Easter - A beautiful story of the family coming home at Easter Time to celebrate their Parents 40th Anniversary... while Janet is about to deliver her Babies any day!!!

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Each story is so Precious and Meaningful in the lives of the Walton family. This is a definite keepsake collection for anyone who ever loved The Waltons Series.

Here are some Christmas DVD's, Walton fans are sure to Love:

The Waltons Season Five includes The Best Christmas... the last Christmas Program that includes the entire Walton family.

The Waltons Season Six includes The Christmas Carol... a sweet story of the family helping two little children during the Christmas Season.

Happy Thanksgiving & Merry Christmas to You and Yours!!!

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