This week I had a couple of little "future moms" to my house to make Thanksgiving aprons and bake their very own Thanksgiving offerings for their families. Let me say that it was wonderful watching them bubble over with excitement with all the stirring, egg cracking, cookie cutting and tasting we did. In spite of the fact that MiMi fell off her chair holding her pan of pumpkin bread batter, and I missed the oven rack and poured one of their pans of cranberry orange bread batter INTO a 375 degree oven, we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.
We made "worried turkey" thumbprint paintings and designed a tiny apron using rick rack (don't you just LOVE rick rack?) with stamped polka dots and a handprint turkey. They were two very proud and stylish chefs!
Thanksgiving is truly the best day of the year. What other day is created to evoke a grateful heart? It is a time that we need to foster,emphasize and discuss with our children. With Christmas ever lurking to overpower and eliminate Thanksgiving, I believe strongly in intentionally slowing down and savoring every opportunity we have to ponder our blessings and talk about them openly with those God has placed in our lives. Christmas is beautiful, Christmas is a blessed day, but lets unite in the fight to revere Thanksgiving in our hearts and homes and not be overshadowed by the "hurry up and let's get to Christmas" spirit that pervades our culture.
Besides being a symbol of all that is good in our country and in our intentions, what other day lets you eat all you want, actually expects a soul to have a little of each pie and all the dressing and gravy an old Pilgrim like me can hold? -ever grateful for that!
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