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November 2011

  • A Day to Be Grateful
    November 23, 2011

    There is something uniquely American about the Thanksgiving holiday. Canada has its own Thanksgiving, but few other countries set aside a day to be grateful.

    We all know about the Pilgrims and how the Wampanoag Indian tribe saved them from starvation, the occasion of our first Thanksgiving. It wasn’t until 1863, however, that Thanksgiving was made a national holiday by presidential proclamation. Thanksgiving was not a legal holiday until 1941, when Congress passed legislation proposed by FDR.

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  • How My Dog Inspires Me to Overcome My Irrational Fears
    November 18, 2011

    Millie is not a fearful or an aggressive dog. True, she’s wary of riding in the car, but that’s because I got into an accident with her when she was still a puppy and she has never forgotten the Jeep flipping over and landing in a swamp (thank God we weren’t hurt).

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  • Praying for Patience and Safe Travels
    November 11, 2011

    Last I blogged, it was from the Mediterranean waters off Istanbul at the end of the Guideposts Holy Lands Tour.

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Edward Grinnan is Editor-in-Chief and Vice President of Guideposts Publications. Edward lives in New York City with two blondes—his wife, Julee, and Golden Retriever, Millie, who has been featured in his blog and popular videos. Edward loves cycling, hiking with Millie at his house in the Berkshire Hills and Wolverines that hail from Michigan.

If you need a little boost of inspiration, pick up a copy of Edward's book The Promise of Hope: How True Stories of Hope and Inspiration Saved My Life and How They Can Transform Yours.