Gobble Gobble!

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. I hope you all have a great weekend and wonderful time with your families. I'm excited to see my everyone tomorrow and for the long weekend. Be safe!

Oh and to all of you brave enough for black Friday... Good luck!

Food, lots of food

Today at work we are doing our annual Thanksgiving potluck. I have never been one to get excited about potlucks, I think it's because I'm a worrier. I worry that the food wasn't kept at the right temperature, there some ingredient I hate in it, and other dumb things that make no sense to be worried about.
On the lines of my last post, I am very thankful for the overwhelming amount of food we as Americans have available to us pretty much 24/7. But food prices have been on the rise and it makes it a bit more difficult to have all the things we enjoy eating. Joe and I have had a lot, and I mean a lot, of pasta, rice and whatever sale meat was there at the store. We get really tired of the same thing and start to run out of ideas on how to make different things out of the same foods. BUT!! We have no reason to make sour faces at the idea of a spaghetti dish once again for dinner even though we had it for lunch from last nights left overs. Not once in my life have I ever had to go to bed hungry, wake up hungry or go through the day with out a meal or even a snack. It might not be that yummy steak with fresh veggies on the side, or fish with some kind of delicious veggie on the side, but its still good food!! I am SO blessed to have a husband who is gifted in the kitchen and truly enjoys figuring out a new way to make an old dish. Our budget is stretched but our stomachs are full. I pray that with this Thanksgiving season we only make what we will eat and don't see an ounce go to the trash.
We were at the grocery store this week and as we were checking out, they asked if we would like to donate a dollar to our local food bank. OF COURSE I WOULD!! I know a dollar isn't much at all but I hope it helps. My brother and sister in law have a donation request right now to feed children in Africa, they made a great video to explain the need and what our contributions can do. Here is the link to the site and the video. http://www.cohcommunity.org/involved_donate_nopeasvideo.html
I know I wont be eating my peas this year!! Hope you don't either.

Thankful

Happy Tuesday to all. I made the title for today Thankful, because I forget to be that sometimes. I don't know about you, but I'm not perfect! So I have been trying to take time during the day to be thankful for Gods gifts, big and small. Whether its being thankful for my friends, family, husband, dogs, food to eat, clothes to wear, or a warm cozy bed to sleep in, I want to be thankful. With all the fires that have been going on and with the losses people are experiencing, I especially feel I need to be thankful. My heart and my prayers go out to the people who have lost their homes, I cant begin to imagine what they are going through now. The fires hit pretty close to home, being my parents house and some of our family friends, and I am so thankful to say that everyone is OK.
On Thanksgiving day people usually go around the dinner table and say things they are thankful for, but I hope to do that everyday. It really helps me when I want to feel sorry for myself because I don't think things are happening the way they should be. I have to be thankful for what is now!! And always know my plan is not my own, and leave it in the hands of the Lord. Sometimes its easier said than done, but that's where being thankful really comes in handy. I can start to list in my head all the things I am thankful for and then I don't have time to worry about what isn't happening that I think should be! Sometimes it's still not easy, and I make a reservation for a pitty party of one. Remember, I'm not perfect. I'm sure someone understands out there ; )