There are many reasons why I love Thanksgiving. I love gathering with my family and getting to eat a huge turkey meal while watching the Dallas Cowboys. I love getting to play football with my family and have very fond memories of our family football games. Thanksgiving is a great time to express our thankfulness. We tell our families how thankful we are for them, we tell our friends, and hopefully we even tell our God. As a believer in Jesus Christ we have much to be thankful for and the root of all our thankfulness can be traced back to Jesus. The reason believers can express thankfulness on Thanksgiving or any day for that matter is because those who have trusted in Jesus as Lord have a salvation that is secure in him. This holiday season is a great opportunity for us to reflect on the great salvation that we have in Jesus.

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Larry McMurtry was honored with a Literary Landmark Dedication in a ceremony held at the Royal Theater on Friday, Nov. 18.

The Lakeside City council discussed options for playground equipment to be put in the new East Side Park during its council meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 15.

The Archer City council awarded a bid of $533,050 to Canary Construction for a water line replacement project using the funds received from the American Rescue Plan Act during its meeting Thursday, Nov. 17.

The Holliday ISD School Board listened to a bond proposal from the district’s facilities committee and a facilities financial workshop from Doug Whitt of Samco Capital during its board meeting on Monday, Nov. 14.

Every person has a conscience which is like a radar system to send warnings when a behavior or decision might be harmful. This makes it possible for people to distinguish between what is morally right and morally wrong, especially as it applies to their own life. We ignore our conscience at our own peril.