Thanksgiving 2021

 November 2021


 

Thanksgiving 2021, a day for us to pause, set aside the trials and tribulations of daily life, and be thoughtful of the treasures in our lives. Young or old alike have recognized Thanksgiving since 1621 when the Plymouth colonists and the Wampanoag shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations. For more than two centuries, days of thanksgiving were celebrated by individual colonies and states. It wasn’t until 1863, during the civil war that President Lincoln proclaimed a national Thanksgiving Day to be held the last Thursday of November.

Now, four hundred years after the colonists and Wampanoag joined together, it is our turn to say “Yes, life has been good to me.”

We can truthfully say this despite whatever hardship we have faced. So long as we have someone to love and someone to love us, it is a good day. Turn away from the daily barrage of news of crime and politics. Immerse yourself in what really counts. The people we love; the things we do; the places we enjoy; and the right to vote. Alas, that is one thing so often overlooked—that basic right of democracy.

Be thankful. Millions of people around the world would love to enjoy the freedoms we sometimes take for granted.

Among our successes and joys here on the Llano Estacado (Staked Plains) of Texas, we are celebrating the upcoming publication of the third book in the Border War Series, The Russian.

 

This contemporary, fact-inspired novel is set on the border between New Mexico and the  Chihuahua Desert in Mexico. Following Color of the Prism and We Were Young Once…, this book delves into the relationship of the Mexican cartels and the Russian Mafia. 

As in We Were Young Once…, the story follows New Mexico State Trooper Enrique (Ricky Basurto) and his colleagues into a conflict that demonstrates the challenges and horrors of the Border Wars.

Visit us at www.thomasjnichols.com/ or at www.amazon.com/e/Thomas-J.-Nichols/B00BD861OM/

 

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