Thanksgiving 2013

I've written about the very, very first Thanksgiving celebration and the fact that it WASN'T in New England: http://thetravelerstwo.blogspot.com/2011/11/very-first-thanksgiving-was-in-texas.html, and the way that post ends should you lead you to another:  http://thetravelerstwo.blogspot.com/2012/04/dogwood-virginias-state-tree-and-flower.html .  Those two should pretty much explain the American tradition of Thanksgiving.

For the third year in a row, Granpa and I won't be home for Thanksgiving, but that certainly does not mean that we don't have a million things to thank the Lord for - like our wonderful family back in Texas (all over Texas!) our job, America, and yes, even the internet that keeps us connected across miles and miles, and even oceans when we're contracted in Hawaii.  Granpa will be on-call Thanksgiving Day, so it's possible that even he and I will spend the day apart from each other and alone.  Truth be told, if we can't be with our families, it's fine with me that he takes on-call or actually works the whole holiday because it lets the locals stay with their families.  I like that.

I am thankful for in-laws that make the day a joyful, food-filled memory for our sons and their families.  (I'm a bit jealous though ... in a kind way!)  I will try to make some memories for Granpa and I, but this year we don't even have a dining room or kitchen table to sit at.  We've about decided a frozen pizza with extra toppings lovingly added may be our meal this year - but the idea is to give thanks to the Lord for His providence.

We have negotiated our current contract to allow us to go home for Christmas - for the first time in three years - and that trip is going to be very much on our Thanksgiving thoughts!

Our prayers are for each of you that read our blog all across the world (we're in 55 countries now that someone has joined us from the Congo!!)  Our hopes and dreams are that each of you have a day of Thanksgiving where you stop the world and just focus on blessings you have received over the previous twelve months.

As for Granpa and I, thank you, Jesus.  You are the best!

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