THANKSGIVING BLESSINGS

I love Thanksgiving. Always have. I eat much more turkey now, but even as a kid, I loved the taste of the bird. Ben Franklin wanted it to be our country's national bird instead of the eagle. I guess had he gotten his way, we would be sitting down picking at an eagle's carcass Thursday.

Does an eagle have a carcass? A turkey? Or is that reserved for the big boys like cattle? Anyway(s), while I love the turkey, I'm glad he's not our national bird. Except for Thanksgiving.

Ben Franklin was the youngest of 17 children. Imagine. And a genius. But he probably never said grace at his Thanksgiving meal. You see, as far as I can tell, Franklin had no religious beliefs. Here you have one of the smartest people ever to live. Yet he rejects God. I'd say that cancels out all his intelligence.

Oh, he's not alone. There are probably lots of families that sit down to Thanksgiving dinner and start shoveling it down. Without acknowledging God. There are many, I suppose, who only give thanks on holidays where big meals are served.

I love saying grace. I'm tempted to bless different courses, especially dessert. And I think God would like that. He told us to pray continuously. So why not?

If you, humble reader(s) are not in the practice (I won't call it a habit) of saying grace, I encourage you to. It's the right thing to do. And it even makes your food taste better--even Lean Cuisine.

Have a blessed Thanksgiving 2007.