In just a few days we will be celebrating Thanksgiving Day. I’m sure you are excited for the chance to slow down, see family, eat more than we should, and watch the Cowboys beat the Jets! This year my Grandmother passed on to Heaven…so we start new traditions as we remember the old ones. We will be in a different place for our family gathering, eating at a different time, and trying some different foods. The change is inevidable I suppose.
I’m a person who loves history…and thinking of the history of my family is no different. The first Thanksgiving I can remember was with just a few people (me, my brother’s, mom, aunt & uncle, grandpa & grandma). I remember my uncle and grandpa fussing about the drumstick. Grandma always made homemade bread, cookies, and cakes. The family would sit down and fill up on all the good foods as a pre-cursor to the Dallas Cowboys game. The bonus of the day would be if it was cold and snowing! Of course the family grew over the years to the point that there was hardly room for everyone to find a place. We would be in bedrooms, living room, etc.. There was a pecking order for the big table! Being the first born had its priveleges.
Now that chapter has been finished. My family will begin a new way of (doing) thanksgiving this year. I’ll tell you more about it next week.
I hope you have a blessed time this week and weekend. I pray you will have chances to share your faith with family and extend to them the love of Christ. Count your blessings…name them one by one.
Jeff “I’m gonna miss those pinwheels” Beshears PS: Look for me on CBS at the 50 yard line of the Arkansas/LSU Game!!!!
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