THANKSGIVING

FROM MY FAMILY TO YOURS... HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

Pampered Pets of Cedar Creek Lake

The Pampered pets of Cedar Creek Lake calendars for 2009 are out now and available to purchase at the following merchants/organizations

Solar Screens on HWY 198, Hydrangea House on Market St. in Mabank, Bluebonnet Emporium in Gun Barrel City, Aprils Pet Place in Tool, and the Chamber of Commerce office on Third St. in Mabank.

This is an important fund raiser for Friends of the Animals at Cedar Creek Lake low cost spay/neuter clinic. The calendars are $10 and feature some the lake areas pets and their owners.

If you are a pet lover, you will enjoy these calendars!

A History of Thanksgiving from Cedar Creek Lake

It's a good thing that our country was founded by people who believed in God. Their faith has given us one day of the year to think about our blessings and to think of them humbly and with gratitude. Thanksgiving Day reflects our deep-seated knowledge that a country's strength depends on a force greater than any individual or group. Throughout the history of America, people have known this to be true. The first designated Thanksgiving Day celebrated in North America occurred more than 400 years ago at Berkeley Plantation on the James River in Virginia. It was held on December 4, 1619 and observed annually thereafter. Two years later, the Pilgrims of New England celebrated a Thanksgiving Day in gratitude for both their survival and the bountiful harvest. Half of the Plymouth Colony had died of starvation and cold during the previous winter. They were thankful that the coming winter would be easier, thanks to the good harvest. Governor William Bradford called for a festival to thank God for simple things, the bountiful harvest, wild game for hunting, and life, the most important gift. The day was celebrated for the next century and a half before President George Washington issued a proclamation in 1789 making Nov. 26 a national day of thanksgiving in the new United States. In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln designated the last Thursday in November to be "a day of thanksgiving and praise to our beneficent Father." In 1941, Congress passed a law making the fourth Thursday in November Thanksgiving Day, a legal holiday.

Thought for the Day!

Last Respects

Author Unknown

With all the events occurring in the news, and the impact the events have had on all of our lives, we wanted to share this story:
One day not too long ago the employees of a large company in St. Louis, Missouri returned from their lunch break and were greeted with a sign on the front door. The sign said: “Yesterday, the person who has been hindering your growth in this company passed away. We invite you to join the funeral in the room that has been prepared in the conference room.”
Everyone was sad to hear that one of their colleagues had died, but after a while they started getting curious about who this person might be. The anxiousness grew as the employees arrived at the conference room to pay their last respects. Everyone wondered: “Who is this person who has been hindering my progress? Well, at least they're no longer here!”
One by one, the employees got closer to the coffin and when they looked inside it, they suddenly became speechless. They stood over the coffin, shocked and in silence, as if someone had touched the deepest part of their soul. And slowly, each stepped away. When each looked inside the coffin, they saw their own reflection...a mirror had been placed within the coffin, and everyone who looked inside it could see only themselves. There was also a sign next to the mirror that said: “There is only one person who is capable to set limits to your growth: it is YOU.”
You are the only person who can revolutionize your life. You are the only person who can influence your happiness, your realization and your success. You are the only person who can help yourself. Your life does not change when your boss changes, when your friends change, when your parents change, when your partner changes, when your company changes. Your life changes when YOU change, when you go beyond your limiting beliefs, when you realize that you are the only one responsible for your life.

Cedar Creek Lake Fishing Report for November 2008

I hope you enjoy the November Cedar Creek Lake Fishing Report.
Water lightly stained; 64-70 degrees; 2.23 feet low. Black Bass are fair to good on spinnerbaits, Rat-L-Traps and Texas Rigs. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair to good on large slabs jigged vertically. Crappie are good over brushpiles. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.