Good Morning!
Quotes of the Day
“Thanksgiving is a time when the world gets to see just how blessed and how workable the Christian system is. The emphasis is not on giving or buying, but on being thankful and expressing that appreciation to God and to one another.”
“Christians were instructed to serve others, and the thanksgiving was for the grace of God and the fact that God offered a way for man to return to a positive relationship with Him.”
John Clayton
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First up today, Matt Redman, from MattRedmanVevo.
I love Thanksgiving, since it’s the official start of my favorite time of year. 🙂
And this one is for tradition’s sake. 🙂
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Wandering Views 
Happy Thanksgiving. I told TSWITW that I was thankful for her. It wasn’t happenstance that we met on the stairs of the FBC in Columbia. I never went into the balcony. NEVER.
The menu is the same as every Thursday, except we are going over to Elvera’s sister’s for Thanksgiving Dinner. This is a tradition ever since the family get-together started meeting at our house after they downsized into a condo.
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Good Thanksgiving morning! I tried to post a prayer just now on yesterday’s prayer thread for Jo’s mentioned needs, Idaho Mike’s needs and the needs of Kathaleena’s family. The prayer got lost maybe because AJ was setting up today’s thread at the same time. Anyway, God heard the prayer for y’all from down south, USA.
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Janice, if I have something that I think it’s important for people to see, I wait until the current day’s post comes up. I figure most are like me.
I go back to yesterday’s posts and scan them quickly. But after that, I never return. Except the ongoing threads like the football picks.
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Goog Morning Everyone. Mr. Turkey is out of the oven and the ham just went in. My oven in this house is rather small–I don’t understand that aren’t most stoves a standard size? Anyway, the turkey was injected with Cajun Butter,and stuffed with an onion and and orange, then a stick of butter was thrown in the oven bag and he went in over night. The beauty of this wethod is the meat remains moist and all you really have to do is drain the liquid, pull out the bones and plate the meat. Of course you won’t get a magazine quality turkey, but you will get one that gets et.
I decided to do the same thing with the ham this morning. I put it in the bag, poured in a Coke and a splash of bourbon. We shall see. People are due at my house about 12 or 12:30 Green bean casserole and spinich and artichoke casserole are in the refridgerator. They just need to be warmed up in a few hours. The ham will have to come out of the oven in a few hours so that the dressing can go in. The silver is polished, the linens are ironed, and the tables are set. I have things to the point that I can pull a Mumsee and just sit here chatting with all of you and eating bon bons.
JANICE I am sure the lemon will work nicely, probably any citrus fruit would do in the Brussel’s sprouts. I am regretting the lack of cranberry stuff, but Christmas is right around the corner.
Be on your best behaviour — the countdown starts and Santa is watching!
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Since I made two references to this poem, I will share it with you!
Jest ‘Fore Christmas
by Eugene Field (1850-1895)
Father calls me William, sister calls me Will,
Mother calls me Willie, but the fellers call me Bill!
Mighty glad I ain’t a girl—ruther be a boy,
Without them sashes, curls, an’ things that ‘s worn by Fauntleroy!
Love to chawnk green apples an’ go swimmin’ in the lake—
Hate to take the castor-ile they give for bellyache!
‘Most all the time, the whole year round, there ain’t no flies on me,
But jest ‘fore Christmas I ‘m as good as I kin be!
Got a yeller dog named Sport, sick him on the cat;
First thing she knows she does n’t know where she is at!
Got a clipper sled, an’ when us kids goes out to slide,
‘Long comes the grocery cart, an’ we all hook a ride!
But sometimes when the grocery man is worrited an’ cross,
He reaches at us with his whip, an’ larrups up his hoss,
An’ then I laff an’ holler, “Oh, ye never teched me!”
But jest ‘fore Christmas I ‘m as good as I kin be!
Gran’ma says she hopes that when I git to be a man,
I ‘ll be a missionarer like her oldest brother, Dan,
As was et up by the cannibuls that lives in Ceylon’s Isle,
Where every prospeck pleases, an’ only man is vile!
But gran’ma she has never been to see a Wild West show,
Nor read the Life of Daniel Boone, or else I guess she ‘d know
That Buff’lo Bill an’ cowboys is good enough for me!
Excep’ jest ‘fore Christmas, when I ‘m good as I kin be!
And then old Sport he hangs around, so solemnlike an’ still,
His eyes they seem a-sayin’: “What’s the matter, little Bill?”
The old cat sneaks down off her perch an’ wonders what’s become
Of them two enemies of hern that used to make things hum!
But I am so perlite an’ tend so earnestly to biz,
That mother says to father: “How improved our Willie is!”
But father, havin’ been a boy hisself, suspicions me
When, jest ‘fore Christmas, I ‘m as good as I kin be!
For Christmas, with its lots an’ lots of candies, cakes, an’ toys,
Was made, they say, for proper kids an’ not for naughty boys;
So wash yer face an’ bresh yer hair, an’ mind yer p’s and q’s,
An’ don’t bust out yer pantaloons, and don’t wear out yer shoes;
Say “Yessum” to the ladies, and “Yessur” to the men,
An’ when they ‘s company, don’t pass yer plate for pie again;
But, thinkin’ of the things yer ‘d like to see upon that tree,
Jest ‘fore Christmas be as good as yer kin be!
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Because it’s coming:
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AJ, Somehow I posted the wrong thing Sorry. You can delete.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AG6zYRTY5fw
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Thanks, Kim, for the Eugene Field’s prep for Christmas.
Chas, I would have waited but thought with the holiday that AJ might be late and I needed to get on in the kitchen early.
Deviled eggs prepared. Next, Green and White salsd which is brocolli, caulifloer, onion, celery and dressing. Cranberry stuff is tempting for breakfast.
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Kim, that’s for a generation that remembers that you have to be good or Santa will fill your stocking with coals and switches. You don’t havta be good no more.
Re: Thanksgiving dinner. I tried to find it on youtube, but couldn’t. There was, in the days of radio, a Thanksgiving program on Lum and Abner where the two old codgers were talking about how easy the woman folks had it. They got up at six and started the fire and then started stuffing the turkey and making all the fixings. The two were wondering what all the women were doing the six hours before Thanksgiving dinner. It was well worth hearing.
But Lum and Abner and, especially, Amos and Andy are no longer politically correct. Though they were funny and give a hint of how it used to be.
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Morning all! And happy Thanksgiving! 🙂
I made the pineapple stuffing, the pickled eggs, and the pumpkin pies last night. I’ll put the turkey in at half-time of the game which should be around 11. Then all that’s left is the mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, and cranberries. 🙂
But first, the 107th playing of the Phillipsburg Vs. Easton high school football rivalry.
And Easton is gonna lose! 🙂
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On Channel 4, they’re introducing the people who are in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
I don’t know none of those people. I have heard of Manheim Steamroller.
And Santa Clause.
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I’ve been wondering about the outrage against shopping on Thanksgiving. How does playing/watching football games differ The games take players, coaching staff, stadium workers and spectators away from their families on Thanksgiving. Don’t get me wrong, I would not want stores to be open on Thanksgiving either but…
I guess I might just be stirring the pot 🙂
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Hubby is smoking a ham for his family. (Mom, brother, sister-in-law, nieces and nephews) But he will not be able to stay and eat with us. He got word that his boss wants him to fly out to New York for a job this afternoon. I will make him a good make up meal Sunday.
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A Thanksgiving quote from Daily Devotions for the Die-Hard Carolina Gamecocks Fans . by Ed McMinn.
“The creator of the cosmos cares about you. He knows you by name and he knows exactly what’s going on in your life. And he has the power and desire to help – as no one or nothing else can.”
It’s a comment about Mike Roth who pitched the game against Clemson in the 2010 World Series. Carolina won that and went on to defeat UCLA, I believe it was.
That’s the game, I believe, that I told you about the Clemson mother praying.
I generally don’t pray about sports events. Bringing God into the game makes it unfair.
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I just finished reading this interview of Mark Leobovich by Marvin Olaski in World.
It gives good insight into the Washington world.
http://www.worldmag.com/2013/11/town_crier
It also tells what happens to conservatives who go to Washington. It’s the system that corrupts.
An interesting article.
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kBells, so sorry, that kind of stinks. On the plus side for him, holidays are good (less crowded) travel days. But still … asking him to do that on Thanksgiving is really a bummer.
Meanwhile, here’s a tribute to “small Thanksgivings”:
http://www.slate.com/articles/life/holidays/2011/11/thanksgiving_dinner_2011_why_small_gatherings_are_better_than_big_ones_.single.html
Like the author of that piece, we never had huge gatherings when I was growing up — Thanksgiving was typically at our house but probably never exceeded 10 people, usually fewer (my cousins on both sides went with their own separate in-law groups). We also had a very small house.
Over the years, I’ve gone through “new” tradition stints — for several years I celebrated Thanksgiving with some of my cousins at the well-appointed hillside home of a gay uncle and his partner behind a gate overlooking the ocean. What a stunning view as the sun set over the horizon on the Pacific.
These gatherings also featured some interesting guests, some from Canada (where uncle & partner lived for 1/2 the year near a lake), including one couple named Tom and Tom. Dinner and drinks were served using genuine, heavy pewter-ware. Traditional in that sense, they had exquisite taste and really knew how to “put on” a holiday. My uncle’s partner was an amazing cook and it was always quite a spread.
Today for me it’ll be a Thanksgiving dinner “out” with assorted friends and friends-of-friends, a few from church. There should be about 8 of us I think. We’ll eat early (noon-ish) to avoid the crowds as more and more people seem to be going the restaurant route, for better or worse. Later this afternoon we were told the restaurant would have a 2-hour wait. So we’re making it a Thanksgiving “lunch.”
Not traditional, I know. And not as homey as going to grandmother’s (or even to gay uncle’s house, which was sold as his health waned and they downsized; he died several years ago and we cousins, some of whom lived quite a distance from one another, scattered in our own directions for holidays after that).
For those of us who are headed right back to work tomorrow — and whose passions don’t necessarily lie in the kitchen — eating out seems to work well. No dishes, no fuss, but good conversation, always new people to meet. And the food is actually quite good.
But I do kind of miss those left-overs …
God is faithful, always providing for us, even in unexpected, non-traditional ways.
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Chas, thanks for the World link, I’d skimmed part of that article a couple days ago but now went back to read it more thoroughly.
What’s so frustrating is that so many in media at all levels deny this “echo-chamber” culture exists. They will argue to the death that journalists covering politics do not “lean left” (or, if they concede that point, they insist that it doesn’t affect the coverage).
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Well, come on up, Donna, there will only be 33 for dinner 20 miles up the road. I’ll be signing books for the relatives from noon on . . . 🙂
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Well, my husband is sick, so he’s staying home. I’ll still have dinner with my in-laws (and the kids), but not with my husband. 😦
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Some story here:
http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/28/health/newlywed-tragedy-irpt/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
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Donna, they likely don’t understand the “lean left” concept. It is the way smart, educated and “with it” think. All those “RedState” people are just a bunch on hicks anyhow.
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A most blessed Thanksgiving Day to all….the turkey is in the oven…when that comes out, the sweet potato casserole and scalloped potatoes go in…then the rolls…prayers appreciated for our gathering today…it’s just Paul, Hannah and me and we invited a co worker of Paul’s and his wife…they are Muslim…Paul has a very good relationship with Mohammed and our prayer is for the Lord to work out His purposes in our time together today….and we will be praying in Jesus name!
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God ought to be involved in every aspect of our lives, including sports. But the prayer should be for wisdom and self control and safety for all rather than “Just let me win God and I will then dedicate a million dollars to you”.
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Ooh, an invite from Anonymous. Cool. 🙂
Chas, you’re right — made me think about when one of our reporters recently became engaged. He’s Jewish and his fiancé is Catholic (I suspect both only in terms of culture). When he was going to spent the holidays last year with her parents, a co-worker (also Jewish) asked about possible political differences he might encounter with them. He quickly said, “oh, no, they’re liberal” (as in, but of course, they’re OK).
In a liberal state/city, conservatives are viewed as “other” — as if there’s just something “off” or foreign about them. It is rather elitist and even snooty. And it’s usually pretty easy to detect.
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The more we understand God’s sovereignty, the more our prayers will be filled with thanksgiving. —RC Sproul
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A question: one of my sixteen year olds is very bothered by something. Seems when they went to school last time, class was canceled for a school event but since husband had already left to come home, they stayed for the event. Some sort of dance for first through twelfth and guys dancing with a guy in drag while the girls danced together. It bothered my children to see the “dancing” so they went outside and were watching a garbage truck. Their teacher came out and asked if the garbage truck was entertaining, and he said it was more so than what was going on inside. The teacher told him he did not need to lie to make friends. (the teacher attends our church). This bothered son as basically the teacher was calling him a liar. I suggested he call the teacher and talk about it. Husband told him to talk to the guy on Sunday. It is really grabbing on to son. I told him that we had always told him being a hypocrite would catch up to him and now that he is trying to grab hold of Christ, it is going to be hard as people have seen the other side. What should he do? Ignore it? Talk with the guy? Let his life speak?
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What kind of dances do you have out there?
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Thanksgiving plans changed here. We were supposed to go to Iowa last night and celebrate today, but SIL has flu in her house, and she’s the hostess. So we’re going to D2 and meet all the children there. Then we’ll go to Iowa Saturday night and celebrate on Sunday.
Tomorrow, Mrs L and I watch oldest granddaughter while the D2 and D4 go shopping. They are taking the two younger grandchildren, since those two don’t do well away from mom and dad.
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Mumsee,it’s a difficult situation.
My first impulse is to ignore it.
However, you say it’s “grabbing on to son”. So, it may be something that needs to be dealt with.
if it involved me alone, I would let it go. If someone else is affected, it should be settled. But could son get into trouble with the teacher?
Lots of parameters in this that need to be considered.
How important is it to your son? It was a trivial event that could become an issue.
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Thank you Kim. Thanksgiving is just sort of side thing this weekend down here. ROLL TIDE ROLL!!!!!!!. and of course, war eagle
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We have the same kind of public school dances as everybody else. But this was not supposed to be a dance or our children would not have been there. It was supposed to be small engine repair class.
I first told him to ignore it and let his life show the change. He says he has never really been bothered by people calling him a liar in the past but he thinks it is because he respects this teacher and would like him to know he is trying. It just keeps coming to mind throughout the day. I told him not to let it turn into bitterness, if it is too much to let go, he needs to talk with the guy. It is, of course, possible that God is using this to open the teacher’s eyes. He is surrounded all day every day by children who are disruptive and dishonest and he may have lowered his standards with his expectations.
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Mumsee, I’m not sure what the teacher thought he lied about.
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Oops. I accidentally put this on yesterday’s thread…
We’re only having the five of us here for Thanksgiving. The positive thing about my brother’s family not coming is that I didn’t have to knock myself out cleaning. 🙂
Forrest gets to eat with us in the early afternoon, & then go to be with his dad’s family in the late afternoon. He sure is going to be well fed today!
Speaking of Forrest, he had a great morning because Papa (Lee) was home this morning. (Usually Lee has to go out for a few early-morning hours on his days off.) He made sure that he & Papa dressed alike (even down to the blue underwear 🙂 ), & brushed their teeth together. Then, after breakfast, Forrest insisted Papa go outside with him so he could show him what he was doing yesterday, & to play with him for a while.
That little boy adores his Papa. 🙂
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Karen, you don’t know what it does for me to hear you talk about Forrest and his Papa. My father was BG’s Papa. 🙂 😦
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Apparently, he was supposed to be lying that he found the garbage truck a more positive experience than watching a bunch of children act out sexually. He probably did enjoy watching them, but he did not think it in his best interest so he and his three brothers left. They have a cadillac they are trying to get into running condition, they take a small engine repair class, they like big toys.
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We forgot to celebrate November 9.
On that day, President Obama played his 150th round of golf since becoming President.
No other president, even Eisenhower who made Augusta famous, can say that.
This according to R. Emmett Tyrell, Jr.
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Here was the menu for Thanksgiving Day 1943 on board the USS Iowa:
http://www.history.navy.mil/library/special/menus/iowa1943thanks.htm
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It looks good Danna. In the Air Force, they fed us well too. “Hardship” assignments, like Thule and Dhahran seemed to have the best food.
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It did look good, Chas. 🙂 I can’t imagine being at war, in danger and so far away from home during the holidays …
I know 2 people on fb whose birthday is today (one of them being Adios!).
Meanwhile, Black Friday & Christmas are coming …
http://www.desiringgod.org/blog/posts/when-black-friday-becomes-a-mission
Whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. (1 Corinthians 10:31)
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Happy Thanksgiving, Y’all! All done here…early dinner to accommodate schedules. Napping and football now…
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Enjoy your celebration everyone and thanks for sharing.
No holidays here, but I will have Thanksgiving on Saturday with friends.
Up early to go to Friday market, thanking the Lord He got me up and trying to have a positive and thankful attitude.
My van has been in the shop here. Just got it back and it would not make it home yesterday so is parked at school. Frustrating. Okay trying to be thankful – I was able to back down the hill I was stuck on and turn around and then able to park in a safe place out of the way before walking home. Looking for the blessings. It is acting like the petrol here had a problem. I am so frustrated that I don’t want to call autoshop and tell them Now it is time to walk down the hill to market.
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Someone must have prayed! I got a ride up the hill from market! Such a sweet blessing. The walk down was beautiful. A sunny day with some fog resting on the hills at the end of the valley.
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Coming home from Thanksgiving dinner today, we saw the largest flock /gathering of geese any of us had ever seen. Must have been a couple hundred birds in the air. My guess was they were hiding out somewhere till after everyone had finished dinner; after that they were probably safe . . .
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Kim – My dad was Papa to his “Three Beautiful Granddaughters” (as they – my two daughters & brother’s one – were collectively called). Sometimes the girls playfully called him Papaya. 🙂
Chrissy initially did not want Lee to be called Papa, but he wanted that name for himself. And I am, like you, called Mimi.
(No one else in my family has been a Mimi. We’ve had a Gramma & a few Nanas.)
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Hey, Jo, I did pray about that. Praise God for the many varied ways He answered prayers today.
Early morning blessing was to totally unexpectedly find my Christmas cactus has opening blooms. Mealtime blessing besides good food and company was that we could turn my Smart phone to speaker so our son was in on our Thanksgiving family meal. It worked great! Then as husband and I drove home we were blessed to see sundogs in the sky.
Now I am very sleepy from eating turkey. And I am nicely stuffed with cranberry stuff. It has been a sweet day in more than one way!
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Pike a hole in me I Am stuffed. Youngest son got to meet his step,step grandmother. Gigi my stepmother. He wS nice. Lots of friends and family today. I wS in my zone.
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Did anybody get to see the comet?
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Had a lovely Thanksgiving with in-laws. Missed Hubby though.
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We had a very lovely Thanksgiving, too. I am so blessed to have two people here (Lee & Emily) who love to cook, & do an excellent job of it. (Chrissy’s forte is baking.) And after I began cleaning up afterwards, Emily took over for me. 🙂
kBells – I’m so sorry your hubby had to leave for business. 😦
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Stuffed. 😮
Three meals in one.
Annie killed and ate a moth that had gotten into the house. Guess she got “Thanksgiving” too.
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Just spent an hour in the weight room and then walked home uphill in a heavy rain. Isn’t that when you are supposed to sing the song “Count your blessings, count them one by one…” ?
Forgot to mention that just as I was leaving for market this morning, I felt that God said to take my van keys, so I did. Sure enough there was the dad of one of my students who works at the auto shop. I handed him the keys and told him what happened. Just as I got to my classroom, I saw my van leaving. Such a blessing. I just did not want to call again.
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