matt: I know this is late ... Laurel and I both got sick over Thanksgiving break and are a little behind in the blog. But while everyone shifts into Christmas mood, here are a few thoughts about Thanksgiving (by the way, I enabled the comment section so that anyone who wants can comment, you don't have to belong to blogspot).
Pictures of our time at the Moran & Hoffman household are forthcoming.
But, in no particular order, here are my favorite things about Thanksgiving - in my opinion, easily the most underrated holiday on the calendar.
1. Stellar food.
2. Football the entire day.
3. Nothing is actually required, other than showing up. I know, I can say this because I am not cooking, but I like the simplicity. Thanksgiving doesn't cost money. No gifts, no church, no local parades, no formal clothing. You just come.
4. Even though Thanksgiving is not a religious holiday I think that saying 'thank you' is probably one of the most genuinely spiritual things that we do. If you could only choose two words to pray, those would be the ones to pick.
5.I like that we choose to give thanks in November, a visually ugly month, that is a precursor to 4 1/2 months of snow and cold If you say that you are grateful in November, you probably mean it.
'Let us not be afraid to look at everything that has brought us to where we are now and trust that we will soon see in it the guiding hand of a loving God.' - Henri Nouwen
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