Tag: thanksgiving
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To Grandma’s House
Each November our grade school music teacher had us sing, “Over the river and through the woods, to Grandmother’s house we go,” probably in reference to Thanksgiving with the grandmother. As I consider it today, it reminds me of both my town and country grandmothers. I am thankful for both although neither fit today’s mythical,…
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Besides a day of fall feasting, followed by an afternoon of satiated numbness watching football, Thursday promotes a day of thanksgiving. That’s a good beginning to follow the mandated, “In everything give thanks for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you,” First Thess. 5:18 Personally, I think giving thanks in everything…
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an attitude of gratitude
Waking up with a cold, insufficient sleep and a long list of things to do, the last thing I wanted to hear was “Don’t worry, be happy,” “Develop an attitude of gratitude” or “Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” I Thess. 5:18. Mostly I just wanted…
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Many cooks make the holiday
Our oldest stayed in New Orleans and shared Thanksgiving with friends. I didn’t like his being away, but as my mother used to say, “It’s all part of a parent’s growing up.” I decided to not start cooking in the pre-dawn hours. I slept in. I read the paper, cleaned house and laid the tablecloth.…
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Thank you!
The best thank you I ever received came from one of my sons when he was about five years-old. At a garage sale, under a table of slightly worn clothes I saw a perfectly good pair of child-size cowboy boots. No price tag. It was late in the day. I turned to the seller, “How…