November 24 – “A ‘Filling’ Morning”

Today promises to be a busy Thanksgiving Day for us, even though, for the first time we can remember, none of our kids or their families will be with us.  Nathan and April and Cailyn are in Corpus with her family there.  Josh and Christi and Zak and Caleb and Luke are waiting out the arrival of Baby AnnaGrace by staying near the Waco hospital (With our full blessings, I might add).  Kel, Christina, Jachin, Micah, Josiah, and Noa are at their house in LaMarque, enjoying the day with Christina’s family.  We are expecting some guests, though.  Friends from church, Jennifer and Bryan will be here.  Jim and Charlette are also planning to drop by unless they get a call from their son (He’s a cheerleader for Oklahoma University.  They are performing in the Thanksgiving parade in Houston).  And our door is always open for surprises as well.  So, even though we finished the turkeys on Monday and she did a lot of baking yesterday (including cornbread for her famous cornbread dressing) Chris has a full morning of pulling together the sides for lunch by noon.

Now before you go jumping all over me about helping in the kitchen, I don’t plan to crash in front of the basketball/football marathon until after lunch (Well, maybe after eleven.  Baylor has a basketball tournament game then).  My morning will be spent making the rounds of all six of the fire stations.  The plan is to take them each a bag full of fried turkey and let them know I am thinking about them and praying for them and appreciating them for working on the holiday.  Most of the stations usually have a time for a family dinner where their wives and children join them.  Our little bag of turkey won’t put much of a dent in what they need for those feasts, but maybe it will make for a sandwich or two while they wait.

Ephesians 3:20-21 says, “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.”

Father, thank you for our family and their extended families.  Give them, all a fun day today.  And thank you for our fire fighter family as well.  Keep them safe today, and give them some joy as well.  Amen.