thanksgiving

Today is Thanksgiving. My favorite holiday. Not because I like turkey. I don't like it that much. (Except that turkey comes with canberry sauce. And I love canberry sauce.) Thanksgiving is my favorite because it comes with a couple of relaxed days with the family eating steak on thanksgiving day (my family doesn't eat turkey for thanksgiving. my family is from texas.) and sour cream and chicken enchiladas the day after. We don't even go shopping wicked early on the day after like most crazy Americans. We just relax and enjoy the time together. Play some games. Watch a movie. Go hiking. One year we went rappeling in Giant City State Park on Thanksgiving day. The park wasn't very crowded that day. Thanksgiving used to mean churchwide dinner at Garden Hills Baptist Church. It used to mean a long weekend sitting by the pond watching the dog chase the ducks at Uncle Clinton's house. It used to mean steak at Granny and PawPaw's. Today it means a quiet dinner of turkey and canberry sauce after Jason gets home from work. (Yes, England does have canberry sauce, which turns out to be jarberry, but is made by Ocean Spray, so it should be just as good.)

I'm sad to miss my family's Thanksgiving celebration today, but I have much to be thankful for. I'll only name 3: a caring, loving, joyful husband. wonderful memories and a strong, loving family. Jesus Christ who is the joy and song of my heart, in whom I rest for peace on this Thanksgiving.

What are you thankful for today?