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Giving Thanks on Thanksgiving

Giving Thanks on Thanksgiving

Giving Thanks on Thanksgiving

I always look forward to the autumn holidays and absolutely love Halloween and Thanksgiving. Being an inveterate list maker, my Thanksgiving meal grocery and to-do list is pulled together months in advance and lovingly attended to in the run up to the actual day. My lists help put tasks, goals, principles, accomplishments and history into context. They also act like a form of journaling as my traditional holidays lists change very little over the years and it is always nostalgic to go back over previous years lists and instantly re-visit that notebook memory and the people who shared the holiday with us.

If you’re like me, you look forward to the Thanksgiving Day feast. Our traditional Thanksgiving dinner consists of turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, broccoli casserole and a whole variety of delicious side dishes. Baked pumpkin, pecan and apple pie covered with heaps of fresh whipping cream end the meal. And the leftovers! Breakfast for me the day after Thanksgiving always consists of my unfinished dinner plate from the day before. For my husband, it is pecan or apple pie!

Particularly enjoyable to me are those traditions that are just too important to lose. I begin the day by rising much earlier than the rest of the household. No matter what the weather, I wind up outside with my cup of hot chocolate or tea, swathed in layers of pajamas, robe and bunny slippers and tucked under a blanket waiting for the sun to come up. Once the sun has greeted the world, this is the signal for me to begin simmering the giblets for the dressing. This is my alone time before the day becomes filled with family and friends. This year we will be at home with our loved ones and we will do something that is increasingly important in our world. We will be thankful.

Thanksgiving is about giving thanks for the people and blessings of the past year. From pre-meal prayers to providing holiday meals to the homeless, to sending holiday messages to our troops, the holiday is truly a celebration of praise and thanksgiving for all that we have, all that we have done, and all that is before us.

From our home to yours, Happy Thanksgiving!

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