Before the meals posting:
It's Thanksgiving! First of all, I can't believe how fast the year has flown by. The holiday season is upon us and that makes me extremely excited. Although I prefer warmer weather, the weather is right for the season. It makes me feel like it's time for Thanksgiving.
Today, I'm definitely thankful for my family, traditions, and most importantly my relationship with God. I have always loved spending time with my immediate and extended family. We've always had lots of fun together. I also love getting together with family for a meal. I've always loved that maybe it's because everyone is a good cook in my family. I don't dread having to eat something I don't like either and I don't dread eating bad food. Everything is always yummy. My problem is eating too much! My body always wakes me up extra early too on days like this because of my excitement. On Thanksgiving, I love starting the day by watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. HA- that channel doesn't come in on our t.v. though, so who knows about that tradition this year. Then we all go to Banks County for a big lunch with my mom's side of the family. My favorites are homemade dressing and pumpkin pie (or any other dessert)! After that we hang out, draw names for Christmas, and then come home stuffed to the brim. We've always done turkey sandwiches for dinner. Daphne's family isn't going to Banks County so we will all celebrate tonight. However, now that Jeremy and I are married we jump around on any holiday and don't get to go everywhere. We will go to Banks County, then we will join Jeremy's mom's family (right up the hill from our house for the end of their meal), and then we will go over to Jeremy's dad's side of the family for dinner. By the evening I'm sure we will be stuffed and worn out.
On a more somber note: in the past year and 3 months both of my grandmothers have passed away. Last year for Thanksgiving, I didn't know how I'd be at the gathering. We have some traditions that I thought might end and that made me sad. Sometimes we went around and said what we were thankful for. Other times my grandmother would say things for different people. Then we'd say Psalm 100. I still smile because we are all supposed to know the verse but there are still people that fake the words every year. People will join in at common phrases or words too. When I was younger I fell in that category because I wasn't used to the KJV words and I messed up too!
"Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Serve the Lord with gladness: come before His presence with singing. Know ye that the Lord is God: it is He who hath made us, not we ourselves: we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture. Enter His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise: be thankful unto Him, and bless His name. For the Lord is good, His mercy is everlasting; and His truth endureth to all generations. " Psalm 100 (KJV)
As I read/verbalize the words and imagine them, I get even more excited about Thanksgiving. We are to serve Him, and not be somber today. I mean look at what he's done for us. He made us, He died for our sin, He never leaves us, why not bless Him and be thankful for what He's done for us? Let's celebrate Thanksgiving the right way. Let's truly be thankful for the grace He has shown us!
After the meals posting:
I will post pictures!
2 comments:
I got tears in my eyes....we've had some good traditions haven't we?
I also cried. Good memories.
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