T is for Thanksgiving ( ABCW, WOYWW & PPF)
On Thursday, November 24th, many Americans will be celebrating Thanksgiving Day. However, it has become controversial, due to the abuses and discrimination that Native Americans suffered due to the European settlements all over the American continent. Although I am primarily of European descent, I have some Mesoamerican ancestry too. Therefore, I thoroughly relate to the controversy, but honor the holiday as a way of giving thanks for all my blessings. In that regard, I am thankful for my family, my friends, my home, my pets, my job, my gift of creativity, and above all, for living in a country where I have the freedom to praise my God, who is my creator, savior and redeemer.
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In closing, I want to leave you with a piece of scripture found in 2 Corinthians 9:11, "You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God. I also want to thank all my followers, as well as everyone who takes the time to leave a comment. May your life be filled with blessings, no matter what your race, ethnicity, culture, gender, personal belief system or any other difference may be!
Your blog is so interesting and beautiful! Thanks for your explanation of Thanksgiving Day. You certainly have a lot of reasons to be thankful
ReplyDeletefor. You are so talented.God bless you and your work.
What lovely thoughts and beautiful art!
ReplyDeleteWe have our Thanksgiving here in Canada in early October but our sentiments are just the same as ours. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!
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Wonderful post and art as always! Happy Thanksgiving!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for joining Moo Mania & More again!
Always appreciated!
Blessings!
Susi
The tarnished pole has been kinda immortalized by your artistic perspective, sir! I take inspiration from you:) Regards..
ReplyDeleteOver here we don't celebrate thanksgiving like you do but I know of the tradition of course. Wishing you a blessed feast!
ReplyDeleteHave a nice ABC-day / - Week
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Lovely sentiments, Arnoldo! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family! zsuzsa #22
ReplyDeleteLovely post and photos! I hope you enjoy your Thanksgiving ...Thanks so much for sharing at OBW!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking your delightful striped canes to Moo Mania and More. Enjoy your Thanksgiving, we all have so much to be thankful for. Valerie
ReplyDeleteArnaldo, you have such an eclectic offering in your post, I enjoy seeing the many ways you celebrate art. Your cards with the trio of candy canes is delightful! Thanks for joining us this week for our trio challenge at Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge! Happy Thanksgiving! Maura
ReplyDeleteDelightful Christmas card with the candy canes! Happy Thanksgiving! #40
ReplyDeleteThat extract from Corinthians should go viral...it's so true but I think we need reminding of it constantly. Hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteHugs, LLJ 12 xxxx
Hi Arnoldo, great projects this week. I hope your Thanksgiving is good and you have a lovely day. It saddens me that the Native American were treated so badly and I would like to believe that things are better for them now but I can't think that I have ever seen any of them in a government position which makes me think that they are still a minority group who are conveniently forgotten about and discouraged from interacting with the affairs of their own country. Maybe you know better, I would like to think that I am wrong. Take care and have a great day my friend, Angela x 18
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your beautiful art. I hope you and your family have a lovely Thanksgiving.
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The abuse of the pipeline demonstrators is a bitter irony during Thanksgiving week.
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I like the quote on your first drawing very much, and all your other words too. Very sweet christmas-cards!
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving to you, you have many blessings and things to be thankful for as do I. As an American living in Canada, today is still my Thanksgiving, even if I only celebrate in my heart! Have a wonderful day, and I love your tarnished photo! Thanks for sharing! Lindart #41
ReplyDeleteHappy Belated WOYWW and I hope your Thanksgiving Day was a special day. We do not have such a celebration in the UK - but perhaps we should. I love the Journal Trio - I may steal that art quote! Ali x #32
ReplyDeletei love your beautiful art, and love your written reflections equally as much. thank you for the good words and wishes you put into the world. i wish you many rich blessings as well! xo
ReplyDeleteHappy thanks giving!
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing I could add to your words. Beautiful, sad and true - all at the same time, just like Thanksgiving. I hope you had a wonderful and creative day.
ReplyDeleteLovely pieces Arnoldo!
ReplyDeleteSuch a wonderful post. I too am so thankful for my few followers, but most of all for knowing who my Father is and for all his many blessings in my life. May God bless you and your family.
ReplyDeleteWe can't change history but we can live now in the way God directs. Be thankful, be generous, be truthful, be kind and put God first.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful post! Even though I am not American I am so thankful for people like you who by example put into the world messages of love and acceptance for all!! It has to start somewhere... Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!! Hope you are enjoying your weekend!
ReplyDeleteHugs Giggles
LOVE the trio of candy canes and the colors. Gorgeous work. Lovely post and love the scripture.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work! Wishing you a crafty, wonderful 2017!
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful, Romero! Happy New Year and warm greetings from Montreal, Canada! :)
ReplyDeleteHappy new Year Arnoldo,
ReplyDeleteI hope all is well with you and yours,
best wishes,
Di,
ABCW team,