Around 8 I headed for the fire stations. One of my chaplain traditions has been to visit them all on Thanksgiving morning and take a bag of the fried turkey.
One thing I get a kick out of seeing when I arrive is the answer to the burning question: What will each crew be watching on TV? Here’s this year’s summary:
At one station the TV was not on.
Two of the stations were watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade.
One station was watching the Houston parade.
And finally, one was watching a movie.
When I arrived at Central, the crew from station five was also around, preparing to share their meal together, so I got to see them all at once.
From there I headed to station four, my last one. But as I pulled onto the street leading up to the station, the engine came barreling toward me with lights flashing and siren blaring. I pulled over and checked my phone app. They were headed to a call in my neighborhood, so I decided to meet them there. It was a medical call, so they passed it on to EMS when they arrived. I chatted with the crew briefly, then left their bag of turkey with them.
Back home I helped Chris with the last of the food preparations. Soon thereafter, Nathan and April and Cailyn arrived. We had a grand Thanksgiving meal with them. After they went home, we settled in to wait for the next wave. That meant catching a movie. Beauty and the Beast (the one starring Hermoine Granger, or whatever her other name is). Bet I surprised you on that one. Not a Hallmark.
Josh and Christi and their kiddos (and one extra - Zak’s girlfriend, Lindsay) made their way from Crosby, where Christi’s parents live. And later today Kel and Christina will arrive with the rest of the cousins.
1 Chronicles 16:34 says, Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His faithful love endures forever.
Father, please watch over the fire fighters, especially during the holidays. Thank you for all they do. Protect their families when they have to be apart. Amen.
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