Thanksgiving Dinner again!

Hello Everybody,
I was blessed tonight--Sunday night--because I had another Thanksgiving dinner. My beloved had bought a turkey before the big day and decided to make it tonight--since we didn't have to make one for our big day. She put it in the roaster right after church and then started working on some Christmas projects. I worked on making our family schedule then I thought I might help cook supper with my wife. She was busy on her projects so I dug in and got started. It isn't often that I get to help cook any more or cook at all. I was excited to peel potatoes and start making the "cream" for the creamed corn. Basically, I pretty much took over the cooking on my poor wife. I enjoyed doing it and even kept up with the dishes. She said the the corn was a hit and that the dinner turned out well. (Her turkey turned out perfect. I can't remember when I had one so delicious--well, I believe it was the last time she made one!) I was finally able to eat more turkey than I needed to and I loved it.

Dinner was not only wonderful, so was the time sitting there with the people I love the most--my beloved and our six children. Our Lord has blessed me once again with such an excellent time of fellowship with them. It was full of lively stories and jokes and full of laughs and smiles. I could not be any richer than I am--unless the Lord would want to use my wife and I to bring more of His heritage into the world through us--more children. I love to sit around and just look at each one of them and I can't describe what a wonderful blessing it is to look into my beloved's big beautiful brown eyes in times like this--this is heavenly and only possible by God's graces.

I hope all of you reading this feel the same way about your spouses and children. If not, dive into the Word of God and let Him show you what they really are in your life and what you really are to them. I dare you! You will be changed eternally! To God be the Glory!

Sam E

Thanksgiving Holiday

Hello Everybody,
Thanksgiving has come and gone again. My family and I were able to spend it with my extended family--dad,mom,brothers,sister,etc. I was expecting the norm and it was pretty much the same. There was a couple of encouraging moments. The most profound was my older brother talking about what love is--what the bible says love is--and continues to relate those attributes to his wives character and how he sees this love in his wife--in tears of course. It really blessed my heart that my brother took the opportunity to share this about his wife. It was also nice to get more of a chance to talk with my sister and her new husband. I don't feel like we--my family has had to many chances to spend time with them--or able to.

Worst thing about the dinner was the turkey was as small as a chicken and i wasn't able to make a pig of my self eating it. The other option was ham and plenty of it--no thank you! The best was my wife's oatmeal whole wheat dinner rolls and next to that was mom's cream corn. Everything was good though, and I am thankful for the evening.

I am hoping that we are able to create some good memories with the Ythier family next year. It has been quite a few years since we have had Thanksgiving or Christmas with them.

About thinking. The only thing this really challenges you to think about is the memories you are creating with your family--all of it. To God be the Glory.

Sam E