Where did Thanksgiving go?

I get easily frustrated when I walk into a store in October and see Christmas decor.  Not only because they are rushing it, but honestly it seems that, as a society, we have forgotten that there is a holiday between halloween and Christmas!  I remember it used to be at least there was a big turkey in the stores, but now it seems we just skip it completely.  We've gone from completely secularizing it to just fogetting completely.  Yeah, we get off work and school, but really do we celebrate?

We (as human beings, as American's, as Christians) are such a blessed people.  We truly have so much to be thankful for.  Yet we by-pass the holiday in order to get ready for the next "big" one. 

What is Thanksgiving and where did it go?  How many will actually stop this week and be really Thankful?

Thanksgiving seems to be just an opportunity to deviate from the norm.  A couple of days when we can be with family and eat and not have to attend work or school.  Anymore, it seems that it's just a day!

I have tried this year to be more intentional about celebrating Thanksgiving in our home.  We started early and began a Thanksgiving countdown.  We had a November calendar in which there are Thanksgiving and Blessings passages that we read every evening.  We truly have so much to be thankful for and I don't want my kids to take on society's role of - it's just another day!

Despite our lack of acknowledging it, we are a BLESSED people.  I have a BLESSED family!  I am a BLESSED Momma!  and I want my kids to know that too!  We are BLESSED beyond our comprehension and even our knowledge!

"Jesus, forgive us for skipping over the one day each year set aside to thank you for all you have given us. Jesus help us to be truly thankful and teach and train our children to realize the Blessings in their lives and be truly THANKFUL to You!"