Wow! Where does the time go! In just a couple of weeks we’re going to be celebrating Thanksgiving; and then in just a short few weeks after that it will be Christmas!
One of the things I love the most about Thanksgiving is spending it with family. It really doesn’t get any better than that! I was thinking how over the last 20 years or so we have developed some traditions in our family that I look forward to every year. To me it serves as a reminder of how precious time really is and that we should appreciate every moment we have together.
One of the traditions we do at Thanksgiving is have everyone write down what they are thankful for. We roll up the paper with their answer, tie a ribbon around it, and put it away for next year! And then, right before we eat our Thanksgiving dinner, we have each one read what they wrote from the year before. I always look forward to hearing what was written. On more than one occasion I have shed a few tears . . . and many times I’ve busted a gut laughing at some of the stuff that was written.
Sometimes as we are eating I will just look around the table at my wife, each of my children, my grandchildren, Cathy’s parents, and whoever else may be sharing Thanksgiving with us and I think to myself, “It truly is a wonderful life”. I realize in those moments that it’s not the things I have that bring me the greatest joy; it’s the people I love. I am truly blessed.
But I do need to confess - I eat way too much at at this time of the year. But what's a guy to do when you’re married to a great cook like Cathy! I can’t wait for the leftovers!