Thanksgiving V

Oh, give thanks to the LORD! Call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples! Psalm 105:1

Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

When turkeys are young, the tips of their tail feathers are more or less uniform, with a sharp, defined edge to them. As they walk about and sometimes drag their tails on the ground, the ends of the feathers fray a bit, like in the above picture. This, along with the size of the birds and their “beards” are general indicators of the age of the bird. When their beards are long, they too tend to fray and wear down with age and activity. Turkeys live about 3-5 years in the wild.

Turkeys in the western part of the U.S., like those pictured here, tend to have light colored or whitish tips to their tails and rumps. Those feathers on turkeys in the eastern part of the country are more chestnut or rust colored.

Turkeys can get rather large, some weighing over 22 pounds (10,000 grams). As I noted in a previous post, wild turkeys were a mainstay in the diet of early settlers to the U.S., and many people still eat them today.

This year has been a challenge for a lot of people in the world – for a myriad of reasons, many of which I can’t even fathom. The above Scriptures speak of giving thanks to God, and that this attitude and action on our part is actually His will for us. Often, I don’t realize the many ways God has helped, cared for, and protected me, even though I don’t deserve it.

If you’ve never gotten right with the Creator of all things, now would be a good time for you to be at peace about this. I encourage you to check out what He says about His love for you.  See Got God?

Hope you have a peaceful Thanksgiving.