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Our Daily Thread 11-27-14

Good Morning!

And Happy Thanksgiving!!!

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Quote 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.”

John Clayton

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36 thoughts on “Our Daily Thread 11-27-14”

  1. Thanksgiving 2014-11-27. Most of this you have seen before. Updated for this year.
    Things I am thankful for.

    1. For spiritual gifts. The Lord has chosen to save even me, who doesn’t disserve any of the blessings I am about to enumerate.
    2. That my entire family, so far, has chosen to follow the Lord. I told you about my great grandson being baptized. I know that some of you are still struggling with close kin who are careless about their spiritual lives. I have some similar relatives, but those of my issue have responded to the Lord’s calling.
    3. For good health for TSWITW and me We have normal physical degeneration, but can still get around when we remember to do so.
    4. For Aj and the rest of you. I do not say that offhandedly. You are important to me.
    5. That I was born in the USA. My family could be among those who were beheaded because we aren’t Muslim
    6. Not only that I was born in the USA, but I was in the epoch when America was a great nation, and a light to the rest of the world. It still is in many ways. As Reagan said, “If not us, Who?”
    7. The Lord gave me the perfect mate for me. She isn’t perfect by any means, but there is not one who is better fitted to be my mate. It wasn’t happenstance that placed us together on the stairs of FBC Columbia that October day.
    8. That the Lord brought us through difficult financial times during the early years. The first seven years were very hard. Without a thrifty wife, we couldn’t have made it.
    9. For multiple mundane, everything things like a warm house this morning. My wife got up to a chilly house, so she turned the fireplace on in her den.
    10 The radio stations in Hendersonville still play Christmas carols. I mean, Silent Night, Away in a Manger, etc. Not just Santa Baby and Winter Wonderland, like they did in Northern Virginia.

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  2. Blessed to enjoy another Thanksgiving! We do have tremendous blessings such as those mentioned by Chas.

    God gives us so many choices each day in what to thank Him for.

    Bosley gets to enjoy Thanksgiving with a new bag of grown cat food. I splurged on the new food by Rachel Ray that had a coupon for $2.00 off. So far she is eating it. As usual, she learned a few more verbalize tons while at cat boarding school.

    Now, for me, the question of the day is: What does a lady wear for the Thanksgiving meal at Cracker Barrel? I don’t want to over dress or under dress, but as long as I don’t wear dressing and gravy atop my outfit I will probably fit in. I need to call my brother on this critical question and see if he plans to wear business casual or jeans.

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  4. I got this in an e-mail. I’m sorry the animation didn’t copy.

    T’WAS THE NIGHT OF THANKSGIVING,
    BUT I JUST COULDN’T SLEEP.
    I TRIED COUNTING BACKWARDS,
    I TRIED COUNTING SHEEP.

    THE LEFTOVERS BECKONED –
    THE DARK MEAT AND WHITE,
    BUT I FOUGHT THE TEMPTATION
    WITH ALL OF MY MIGHT.
    TOSSING AND TURNING WITH ANTICIPATION,
    THE THOUGHT OF A SNACK BECAME INFATUATION.
    SO, I RACED TO THE KITCHEN, FLUNG OPEN THE DOOR,
    AND GAZED AT THE FRIDGE, FULL OF GOODIES GALORE.
    GOBBLED UP TURKEY AND BUTTERED POTATOES,
    PICKLES AND CARROTS, BEANS AND TOMATOES.
    I FELT MYSELF SWELLING SO PLUMP AND SO ROUND,
    ‘TIL ALL OF A SUDDEN, I ROSE OFF THE GROUND.
    I CRASHED THROUGH THE CEILING, FLOATING INTO THE SKY,
    WITH A MOUTHFUL OF PUDDING AND A HANDFUL OF PIE.
    BUT, I MANAGED TO YELL AS I SOARED PAST THE TREES….
    HAPPY EATING TO ALL – PASS THE CRANBERRIES, PLEASE.

    MAY YOUR STUFFING BE TASTY,
    MAY YOUR TURKEY BE PLUMP.
    MAY YOUR POTATOES ‘N GRAVY HAVE NARY A LUMP.
    MAY YOUR YAMS BE DELICIOUS.
    MAY YOUR PIES TAKE THE PRIZE,
    MAY YOUR THANKSGIVING DINNER STAY OFF OF YOUR THIGHS!!
    HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL

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  6. Good morning. I had a fitful night last night; slept about four hours…There was lots of drama at dinner yesterday. Already posted a prayer request; would so appreciate any and all prayers today. I spent much of the wee hours in prayer myself.

    I’m reading Anne Lamott’s book, Stitches: A Handbook on Meaning, Hope and Repair. I meant to bring a different book, but feel this one made it into my bag providentially. So far, it’s been about dealing with grief and other painful emotions. I am enjoying her perspective.

    On this Thanksgiving day, I am so thankful for all of you and this blog. Thank you, Aj, for all your hard work. It is deeply appreciated. I am also rejoicing in God’s mercy, love and grace. He has blessed me beyond belief with the gift of my husband and my two girls. I feel like the old Amy Grant song: Saved by Love. The song begins: “Laura loves her little family. She’s the kind of woman who loves them with her life…
    And sometimes in the evening, when the world rests on her shoulders, four walls closing in, she’ll close her eyes.

    It’s not like she misses being younger; Though she never was in no magazines or on TV; Her husband loves her dearly and morning shows her clearly, kiss her little baby girl; To Laura, she’s the queen of the world…

    The chorus says:
    “Can’t imagine ever leaving now;
    Laura she’s been saved by Love, saved by Love, saved by Love.
    Listen to her quiet heart singing loud; Laura she’s been saved by Love, saved by Love, saved by Love.”

    Maybe someone could post the video on here for me?!?

    Anyway, my heart is so full with thanks to God for my little family. I never dared to dream life could be this sweet.

    Hope you all have wonderful Thanksgivings.

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  7. Good Mirning Everyone. Chad caused my eyes to glisten. I am also thankful this morning.
    Mr P and I played last night. A friend’s daughter made her debut We put our glad rags on and celebrated. I must say he is quite handsome in white tie. We have friends who are including us in their thanksgiving dinner. Now I must run downstairs and fetch him coffee since I drank all that was in out room.
    Have a great day everyone.

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  8. Photos were terrific, Kim.
    Cooking going on everywhere and my daughter-in-law, who is hosting, finally got her much yearned for new refrigerator yesterday, so we may break it in with leftovers tonight.

    Or not. 25 to dinner!

    I worked through words in Poppy all afternoon yesterday sitting at the kitchen island with a laptop while two nieces baked in my kitchen. We chatted, visited, tasted, rearranged sentences and had the lovely afternoon I’d hoped for.

    God is good.

    I am happy and full of thanksgiving today. 🙂

    Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!

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  10. Just a handful of things I’m thankful for:

    1. Salvation and a loving church family, broader than just my local church family. (It includes all of you.)
    2. All of my needs (even those I take for granted) and most of my desires have been met.
    3. I’m so glad that the men of the family can all be present, and all healthy, for Thanksgiving this year. My husband has missed the last two, and my father-in-law had several health emergencies this year.
    4. Of the 13 or 14 years between my moving away to go to college and my mom being upgraded to heaven, I had only one Thanksgiving with her . . . and that time I was present because her husband died suddenly the day before. (I did see her for Christmas several times, though definitely not every year.) It’s a blessing I cannot take for granted that at least for now I have in-laws, and I also now have a husband and children.
    5. This year has felt like a really good year of bonding with the kids. I don’t think they have further “reservations” around me anymore. And they’ve been able to fully love Misten.
    6. My oldest brother and his wife are able to spend Thanksgiving with my widowed sister and her family again.
    7. A new camera has given me fun new opportunities to photograph birds this year (including Baltimore orioles, cedar waxwings, hummingbirds, and kingfishers, as well as other species of waterbird, for the first time).
    8. I’ve learned several new recipes this year.
    9. I feel like I’m finally making friends at church.
    10. Although financially this hasn’t been the best of years, all of our needs have been met and we’ve even gotten some free books.

    Even if #1 were the only one on this year’s list, it would be sufficient blessing.

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  12. I was reminded again last night that we shouldn’t judge a book by its cover.
    The ball was opened by the band playing the national anthem. We were headed upstairs to the balcony and most everyone stopped, turned around and put their hand over their heart. Three of our friends kept walking up the stairs. I reached out and stopped to of them. Later a young man I had noticed earlier sought me out to thank me for making them stop. Of course he didn’t know I knew the guys so he probably thought I had bossed random strangers around.
    The reason I had noticed him earlier on the bus over to the auditorium was that he was in tails but had long blond hair, earrings, and several rings on his fingers. I wouldn’t have pegged him as being that patriotic, but somewhere a set of parents need to be proud of the son they raised.

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  13. Kim, loved the photos, too. I thought ‘this must be another thing that sets the south apart.’ I can’t remember going to a “ball” where people were all dressed up like that. 🙂

    We’re headed for temperatures in the 80s today. But rain is in our distant forecast (for Sunday-Monday). And as I was waiting for the Keurig to spit out a cup of coffee this morning, I was grateful for the beautiful way the morning sun was shining through the leaves of one of my (very overgrown) backyard tress, looking through the kitchen window.

    I’m grateful I have a kitchen window! (though it does need washing, I noticed)

    In a few hours I’ll pick up my friend from her assisted living facility, load up her walker & the heavy bags of books and other possessions she always feels she needs to take everywhere with her, into the back of the Jeep (which needs washing, too), and drive to Mimi’s in Downey, California, city of low-riders, where we have 2 p.m. reservations for their Thanksgiving dinner.

    Norman Rockwell wouldn’t have painted that as a Thanksgiving tableau.

    But God would. And does.

    Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1 Thess. 5:16-18

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  16. Kim @ 11:10
    the same can be said for most southern states. I live here because the cute girl behind the counter at Chick-fil-a says, “sugar and cream, dear?” and the lady on the phone says, “‘I’ll tell them sweetie.” And when I tell the lady at the Y, whom I had seen Sunday, “You really look nice dressed up like a lady,” She says, “Why, Thank you.” I would be afraid to say that in Northern Virginia.

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  17. Surprised by Cracker Barrel!
    We arrived early and the lot was packed. We were about an hour north of Atlanta ‘ s northside. We had about a fifteen minute wait to be seated and a thirty minute wait for the serving of our meal. We had a wonderful waiter. I was amazed that so many family groups that included all ages were there. And this is in an area which I would peg as having a high priority on family. I enjoyed the experience. Getting out was difficult because people were waiting to be seated, waiting to pay, waiting to pick up take home meals, and staying inside since the wind was bitter and much colder than expected. We did bring our leftover pumpkin pie home. I get my husband’s and brother’s pie ❤

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  18. Welcome to my world, Janice. Restaurants out here are now packed on Thanksgiving every year. When I was growing up, I don’t think anyone would have even thought to do such a thing (even if any restaurant was open!).

    And for a little colonial/Thanksgiving history:

    (Remember: If you want to celebrate in the style of our forefathers, just remember to observe the most important aspect of this holiday: sports and pastimes are forbidden!)

    http://allthingsliberty.com/2014/11/guess-what-day-it-is/

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  20. Janice – We once had our Easter dinner at a Cracker Barrel. We had had to go into Hartford to visit my mom in the hospital, & so decided to make it easy on ourselves by going out to dinner afterwords.

    We love Cracker Barrel!

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  21. My husband and I are home. Both of us were a bit sleepy, though I think he came home more for me than for him. Usually the men watch football and the women play games, but no one was bringing out any games and the chairs just felt too hard, so I was napping next to my hubby in front of the TV, though on a scale of one to ten my interest in football is a minus three.

    It was snowing mightily when we left; here, 12 minutes away, there are a few flakes in the air and nothing on the ground yet. But we had a baby in our midst and good food, and we came home with a whole pie. So life is good. 🙂

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  22. This works in that my brother like my son has no tv. Since we got home husband has been able to watch football to complete what he enjoys. My brother, son and I usually play Upwards while my husband naps. I think that was difficult for my husband at my son’s apartment. He was cold turkey on tv watching while still in the early stages of giving up his cigarettes. He did a lot of crossword puzzles at son’s. I had bought him lots of crossword puzzle books when he was in the hospital.
    ❤

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  24. Emily made an excellent Thanksgiving dinner for us. Everything was delicious, even the paleo stuffing. And then Emily told me I could put the dishes in the dishwasher, but I wasn’t allowed to do any more clean up. 🙂

    She & Chrissy are almost finished with the clean-up, then we will have some pie. 🙂

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  26. We went to friend’s daughter’s house. I took an appetizer. After we ate I looked at everyone and stated that in my entire adult life this is the least I have ever done for Thanksgiving. I did help clean the kitchen.
    We are home, piled on the sofa, and yawning.

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  27. Belated Happy Thanksgiving to all you Americans. Sorry I’m so late – it’s been a busy day and I’m in the midst of readying the house for the baby shower tomorrow night – still have to make the dip and then wash the kitchen floor (although I think my husband volunteered to do that)

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  28. Don’t know how it’s possible, but by 9:30 I was the last person awake in this household. I’ve been sleepy for an hour myself, but unless I’m sick it seems like a bad idea to go to bed before at least 10:00, since it’s so contrary to my usual sleep cycle. But my husband was in bed by 7:30, not sure what time one daughter conked out, but my usual nightowl (often still up when I go to bed late if I happen to be up till 1:00 or so) went to bed a little after 9:00.

    Am I eligible for some sort of reward?

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  29. We ate at home. Seventeen year old son fixed the stuffing, dressing, and turkey. Seventeen year old son made the sweet potatoes. Seventeen year old son made the green bean casserole. Seventeen year old daughter made the mashed potatoes and gravy. Sixteen year old daughter made fruit salad. Fifteen year old son baked the ham. Thirteen year old daughter made the apple pies. Eight year old son and seven year old daughter made the dinner rolls and prepared the olives and cranberry sauce and set the table. Thirteen year old son helped with the dishes. I sat around twiddling my toes and playing Dutch Blitz. A good day. Neighbors came and joined us for pie.

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  30. It was a quiet, simple thanksgiving for me, I had a good time with my friend, the conversation was mainly on spiritual things which was refreshing. Food-wise, the Thanksgiving dinner at Mimi’s Cafe was only so-so, I thought it would be better as it’s generally a nice place, definitely a few cuts above many other places. But no matter.

    It was 92 degrees outside where we were, though, so a very hot day inland. I had to use the A/C in the Jeep. We must be the sole pocket of global warming.

    Traffic wasn’t bad either way (although I spotted some bumper-to-bumper tie-ups both ways, but never in the direction I was going — in one case I peeled off the freeway just as it was beginning to back up. I drove home through downtown L.A. & had to get onto the freeway (101) that’s been blocked by Ferguson protesters lately, but it was still light out so no protest action.

    I suspect the combination of snow & the holiday may have killed the protest momentum in MO anyway.

    And it’s back to work for me tomorrow.

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  31. We went to my brother’s house for Thanksgiving. Our grandchildren are just a little younger than his youngest child (he married a woman 20 years his junior and started a second family, as he has a 35 year old daughter from his first marriage) so there was lots of noise of children playing happily together. His wife is Mongolian, and they have only lived in the US for 5 or 6 years, so she hasn’t had many Thanksgivings, and doesn’t know how to cook a turkey. We called my folks and used speaker phone and later Skyped with my other brother’s family in Southern Missouri.

    It was a blessed day.

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  32. I feel so blessed hearing about all these family/friend get-togethers all over our nation. This is the heart of our nation. It is beautiful. And all thanks to God. And thanks to AJ for making all this down home USA news available here on the blog. 🙂

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