Friday was our official family Thanksgiving Day. It was the first time we could all be together. Josh and Christi used the early morning hours to make a Black Friday shopping trip to Walmart. They returned with a few dozen assorted donuts, so they were quite popular.
All
the cousins were here for lunch. They brought to their parents, too. The
food was typical Thanksgiving fare: turkey and dressing, ham, green bean
casserole, corn casserole, plain old green beans and plain old corn (you’re
welcome, Josh), sweet potatoes, salad, deviled eggs, (and probably some other
dishes I can’t remember), and lots and lots of desserts. Among my favorites:
several versions of apple pie, Sam’s key lime pie, and April’s tortilla stuff.
Not to mention the pumpkin and pecan pies and homemade chocolate chip cookies and
whatever else flowed from the forearms of one of our hard-working bakers.
After
lunch, the kids settled in with video games, while the old guys eased onto the
sofa. We watched some football, then cheered on the U.S.A. in the soccer World
Cup. Great game as they played the heavily favored England team to a scoreless
tie.
Food
still abounded, and we grazed the rest of the day. We did fit in one of those
infamous romantic comedies, too. Or in Christi’s words to AnnaGrace, “is DadDad
watching a girl movie?”
Galatians 6:10 says, “Therefore, as we have
opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to
the family of believers.”
Father,
thanks for days where the family can gather and enjoy good food and each other.
Amen.
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