Thanksgiving Day

Now thank we all our God, with heart and hands and voices, Who wondrous things has done, in Whom this world rejoices; Who from our mothers’ arms has blessed us on our way With countless gifts of love, and still is ours today.

O may this bounteous God through all our life be near us, With ever joyful hearts and blessèd peace to cheer us; And keep us in His grace, and guide us when perplexed; And free us from all ills, in this world and the next!

All praise and thanks to God the Father now be given; The Son and Him Who reigns with Them in highest Heaven; The one eternal God, whom earth and Heaven adore; For thus it was, is now, and shall be evermore.

To read about this hymn, and hear it, click this link: www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/n/o/nowthank.htm

"The First Thanksgiving", reproduction of an oil painting by J.L.G. Ferris, early 20th century. History tells us that the first Thanksgiving Day was in 1621 in Massachusetts.

Keeping Fit

Howard and I work at keeping fit by walking and exercising at our local YMCA, near 86th and Parallel Parkway. He rides the stationary recumbent bicycle and I do range-of-motion exercises in the swimming pool.