Thanksgiving...

I love Thanksgiving. There is something simple about it that we've not screwed up, yet. No presents, just a time to get together and eat and hopefully give thanks for all the past year. I like this tradition and find it interesting that Americans celebrate it, especially given the circumstances. A group of people that were not welcome in their country of birth took a hazardous journey that no sane person would take today. They lived a hard life and then held a celebration of all their blessings and invited new friends they'd made in the new land.

Thanksgiving for us is not quite that historical but my family does celebrate it in some ways. We open the meal to all that want to join. We call it "extended family" and includes people to whom we are not even blood related but are important to us and who we consider family. We are blessed with plenty to eat and love to share it. The more we have around the table the better! My sister hosts Thanksgiving dinner and I host Christmas dinner and we have as many as 20+ people there, depending on who is in town, etc. We love it and it reminds us of all the blessings of the year.

We all look forward to seeing each other, spending time together and sharing not just food but some of ourselves. We put aside differences of opinion on all kinds of subjects and just enjoy the day.

I hope you are able to enjoy the day with family, friends and neighbors. If not, join us! We always have room for more.