Just Thinking

Two days from now a traditional holiday with turkey and cranberries will arrive. The turkey is great and the cranberries always home stewed with orange peel will be awesome I'm sure. My favorite part of the holiday is the three girls and their families all here at once. The noise level is sometimes deafening and the house looks like a cyclone passes through on a hourly basis, but the reward is family together. I'm trying to figure out a way for Papa to heat up the loft over the garage so the kiddos will have a place all their own to fill with noise. Good friends will arrive, one is actually baking homemade bread and the other will bring her helping hands to complete whatever tasks remain undone. The joy of celebrating our right to love God, serve God, and actually know the forgiveness of HIS son, Jesus Christ, will be celebrated with hearts of gratitude. We are truly grateful this year to reflect upon the survival of our past, the hope for our future, and the assurance that God is always with us. May each of you know for yourselves the delight of HIS love as you celebrate Thanksgiving in 2006!