Helping @raddison_barton, mothering a little soul, making my home, and cooking for my people, all for Christ and Christendom ๐ก๐คฑ๐ผ๐๐งบ๐ฏ๏ธ๐๐ฉ๐ผโ๐พ
God has given us a baby girl! She is expected to join us late this winter, just as the daffodils begin to spring up. May she love the Lord her God all the days of her life. ๐
@raddison_barton
Purposefully delaying having children robs your children of precious time with their grandparents and robs your grandchildren of the opportunity to know their great-grandparents.
@bebookled I loved chatting for a few minutes when people brought us dinners. I think in general most moms give you cues like inviting you in, asking if you want to hold the baby, etc. But this was also my first, so I guess it could be a little more chaotic next time ๐โค๏ธ
Thanksgiving is a Heritage American holiday. It is not a Postwar Consensus holiday.
It is not about general thanksgiving to whichever deity you worship, or having a general spirit of gratitude, but it is rooted in echoing the specific thanksโto the Christian Godโoffered up by our Protestant Pilgrim ancestors in response to their particular struggles and the deliverance from them in the 17th century.
Itโs not a presentist holiday where we merely (primarily) thank God for the things we currently have. Rather, it is a day of remembrance for what God did for our people, our forefathers, those who settled this land and underwent the trials of pioneering, conquering, and advancing Western Civilization to new horizons. God blessed their endeavors, and we partake in the same thanksgiving they offered before us.
Thanksgiving is the quintessential American holiday, and to be an American is to partake in the ethos of Anglo-Protestantism and its roots in America.
A Generational Lesson
In The Song of Roland Ganelon argues that Charlemagne should not listen to Roland, who wants to keep fighting Marsilion, calling him a โbrawling fellow.โ Ganelon presents things as if it is only due to Rolandโs youthful vigor or zeal. 1/3