When I happened upon a Pumpkin…Thanksgiving!
Before we begin, if you’re STILL experiencing Halloween🎃or Nightmare on Elm Street, in your🏡home. Tonight…say this with me! “No👻Monsters “song” by Carman.
Now, let’s move on!
On 10/21/25. It was such a beautiful Fall day; when I happened upon a pumpkin. Not too hot, not too cold; sun glistening between the trees; leaves turning yellow, orange and brown. If only I could “capture this Fall day in a📸photo, I thought. Man! It was so beautiful. Lord, thank you for slowing time down long enough, for me, to enjoy and appreciate the season.
Ahh! Do you want me,” says the pumpkin. What should I make of you, I said. Pumpkin🥧Pie! Pumpkin Spice Latte☕️! Or Pumpkin Stew with steak and coconut🥥milk. Hmm!
Yum😋!!! I rub my hands together with glee! I have plans for you, pumpkin, I smiled. As I slowly grab the knife.
The story of Thanksgiving begins with a 1621 harvest feast shared between the English colonists and the Wampanoag people in Plymouth, Massachusetts, to celebrate a successful harvest. After STRUGGLING to survive their first year, the colonists were HELPED by the Wampanoag, particularly a man named Squanto, to learn how to plant crops. GRATEFUL for their first good harvest, the colonists invited the Wampanoag, led by Massasoit, to a three-day feast that included feasting, games, and dancing. This event is considered the “First Thanksgiving” and is the foundation for the modern holiday, which is a time to express gratitude for blessings in the past year.
Initial Struggle: Pilgrims arriving in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620 faced a very difficult first year.
Help from Native Americans: The Wampanoag people, including Squanto, helped the Pilgrims learn how to plant corn and other crops to survive.
The First Harvest: The colonists celebrated their first successful harvest with a three-day feast in the autumn of 1621.
The Feast: The Pilgrims invited the Wampanoag people to join them. The Wampanoag brought their own food, including five deer. The feast included turkey, lobster, goose, venison, and other foods, along with games and dancing.
Modern Holiday: This historical event is the origin of the modern Thanksgiving holiday, which is a time for families and individuals to express gratitude.
The Christian history of THANKSGIVING is rooted in the religious practice of giving thanks to God, influenced by European harvest festivals and brought to North America by European settlers like the Pilgrims. Early American thanksgivings were often religious in nature, including church services and prayers to thank God for blessings, harvests, or SURVIVAL after HARDSHIP. While it has become a national holiday, its Christian origins emphasize giving praise and acknowledging God’s provision, a practice also echoed in the Christian tradition of the Lord’s Supper. Christian perspective: For Christians, the holiday is a time to express GRATITUDE for God’s blessings, etc.
Anywaysss, I just wanted to say… Father God,
Thanks-for-giving me all the foods and meals that I can eat or ALL YOU CAN EAT! You have given me so much food over the years. I’m… years old; a woman does not tell her age, smile. Anyway, you have FED me all these years. That’s three meals a day, plus snacks and chips. AND you have FED eight billion people too. I just wanted to say,
Happy Thanksgiving Father God😶🌫️You definitely are My Provider; Philippians 4:19. Any my “NUTRITIONIST “song” by Dj Nicholas.
I have been young, and now am old; Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his seed or descendants begging bread; Psalms 37:25.
Love you, Daddy God…😶🌫️
Welcome, I'm Karen!
- Over the past 30 years, I have poured myself into my writing, producing a wide range of content that spans from letters to prisoners and newsletters to newspaper articles, books, and social media posts.
- For the past four years, I have even been contributing to the Churchome App, sharing my thoughts, insights, and experiences with the wider Christian community.
- I am particularly proud of my latest books, "Let's Make Love, Then Cook. It's Not What You Think" and "It's Just Good Housekeeping."
- "Let's Make Love, Then Cook. It's Not What You Think" is about loving God, loving people, and serving people.
- "It's Just Good Housekeeping." is about finding an attractive way to encourage everyone to read their Bible because reading the Bible has an impact on keeping our lives clean and pure.