Give Thanks!

My dad said a blessing this Thanksgiving from the movie "Places in the Heart."  He prefaced his blessing with how thankful we are that we have a holiday like Thanksgiving to just stop and flat out, give thanks!  We have so much to be thankful for and busy days often get in the way of stopping to just thank the Lord for all of our many many blessings.  This Thanksgiving was especially special with Sam.  We had so much fun visiting with family.  Lewis, Sam, Kate and I did our fair share of traveling in order to visit with our family that we are so thankful for.  Wednesday we all got to Wilson (Sam got to Wilson earlier than his mom and dad in order to hit up his Granddad's work Thanksgiving lunch), then Thursday lunch at NaNa's in Wilson, then off to Chapel Hill for dinner.  Then Friday morning to Morehead where we spent the weekend.  Sam did awesome on the trips.  He is getting much better at traveling.. thank goodness!  So after lots of traveling, visiting, eating, and playing we got back to Wilmington Sunday.  We had a great time celebrating this holiday where we make time to give thanks!!

My aunt Wendy's delicious cranberry granola scrumptiousness. 

 “Make us thankful for your generous bounty and unceasing love

Help us to remember in these hard times to be grateful for what we have been given,

not to ask for what we cannot have,

make us mindful of those less fortunate than us as we sit at this table with all of thy bounty.

Places in the Heart, Tri Star Pictures, 1984