"When the world isn't perfect, I'm just thankful we have each other." ~ copied

This was posted by one of my brothers in Red, however, I 100% embrace and approve his message.

It's getting closer. That's right. Thanksgiving Day will be here before you know it, or, maybe, since it is next week, we all will likely know it. Right? It is Wednesday, November 19, 2025, and, we are in the process of trying to get a headcount from our clan for Turkey Day. With the grands dispersed here and there, well, and with all the extracurricular activities going on, well, it is always a major challenge to find out how many will be able to join us for not only this day, but, on all special family gathering days. We've been there and done that with our parents, on both sides. What started out as huge gatherings began to dwindle as the years went by, and, I am not exaggerating, it ended up being just mom and dad for the actual day. In the past there may have been well over sixty, down to two. One of the things I feel good about is how the wife and I always traveled the day after to carry food and enjoy fellowship with mom and dad. I say all of that to say this: We cannot get down and out over something that is pretty much how it goes. This means our gathering will continue to become smaller and smaller, and, we know it will not be out of disrespect for us, but, it will have to do with logistics and conflicts in scheduling. Our eldest this year will be in San Antonio celebrating with their eldest and her family. Him and his crew being gone takes a chunk out of the number who will be here. Others have travel plans. And, so it goes. Our intention is to embrace these changes and continue to enjoy our time together whenever and wherever we can. That will take some doing but with God's help we will 'git er done'. Amen.

 

This is our photo from this year's set, up in Delight, Arkansas.

We've pretty much got our place ready. For Thanksgiving? Not exactly. We did have some stuff out for a few days that reflected on autumn and Thanksgiving, however, we are Christmas people, therefore, we have focused on getting on with our approach to Christmas here at the ole blogger ranch. The wife has worked really hard getting all the rooms decorated, and, as the little girl used to say in the commercial, "It's Shake 'n Bake, and I helped." Not too much, but, I did do some. We may not be completely finished but we are pretty close.

One of the songs we are singing in the Mims Baptist Christmas musical has this theme, "Christmas In the Air". That's more or less our concept for when someone comes into our home. Y'all wait as long as you can to put up decorations for Christmas because we all can choose what we decide to do. That's what Thanksgiving is all about. Our country. Our freedoms. And, being thankful to God for His provisions. Amen and Amen.