Thanksgiving

It's that time of year again already.  That went by fast.  This year we're taking things a little more slowly and doing it the easy way which I think is brilliant!  We had someone else make the turkey, dressing, yams, asparagus, fruit salad, rolls, pumpkin pies, truffles, etc.  Yes I said truffles.  Catered!  How cool is that? So I'm heating things up and making a green bean casserole.  Others are bringing mashed potatoes, pies, and snacking stuff.  This is awesome!  And I am thankful!

I love this day because we get to spend it with Family of Choice - people God put in our lives that become just like family.  I love how He does that.  We're mixing 3 families today.  One family we've known for 29 years.  They were the first people we met when we moved here to Abilene.  They took Geoff and I in on every holiday we were in town.  It has been a blast to spend these holidays with them.  The other family is one we've just recently gotten to know but we've become fast friends.  They spent last Thanksgiving with us and here they are again!  I love that.  And to top it off one of my new friends from the school I'm auditing (Transformation School of Supernatural Ministry!) is coming too.  It should be an amazing day!

One year we had our "family" and college students from Trinidad and Jamaica and China.  That was a blast.  And it snowed!  They loved it.  These are great memories.

I have great memories of Thanksgiving growing up too.  My mom's family is huge.  We all spent the day together - grandma, aunts, uncles, tons of cousins.  Those were good days.

So today I'm thankful for family and family of choice that make life all that more abundant.  And abundance is the way Thanksgiving should be - after all we have an awful lot to be thankful for.  I know I do.

Happy Thanksgiving!