Comments on: It’s the little things

By: Pat in TX

Pat in TX — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:03:13 +0000

My husband had us spend our first Thanksgiving and Christmas with just the two of us to help establish ourselves as a new family. Those are wonderful memories:-) And this year, our newly married son and his wife are looking forward to following the tradition. We have spent holidays for the last 24 years in many situations: just our immediate family, with extended family, and with friends. Rich and Poor. In sickness and in Health – and in all stages of Pregnancy!! We have always felt blessed to celebrate with whomever God placed at our table.

By: Franci

Franci — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:01:41 +0000

I love it!

By: Valerie (Kyriosity)

Valerie (Kyriosity) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:08:28 +0000

Natalie — You could combine the ideas and invite friends on a Thanksgiving campout!

By: Crystal

Crystal — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:25:09 +0000

HA haaaa haaaaa haaaaa!!

By: Natalie

Natalie — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:57:27 +0000

I’ll keep having folks over on the table for now. We’ll just have to see how it goes. Either way, I enjoy cooking and I enjoy stomping around in the woods, so we should manage to bang out a pretty good Thanksgiving.

And since I didn’t say it before. This post is hilarious. I’m going to remember it the next time I feel like griping.

By: Rayia

Rayia — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:48:45 +0000

What a hoot…and a blessing!

By: Homemaker, MD

Homemaker, MD — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:56:01 +0000

What a sweet post. I was thankful for much myself as my husband, daughter and I drove home from our church yesterday, and our daughter slept peacefully (mind you she’d spent the whole lunch in tears, so we were even more thankful!)

Anyway, to natalie: I agree with valerie–have some others over for a very memorable celebration together. I remember many years before children when either my husband or I had to work in the hospital on holidays, and thus couldn’t be near extended family. It was hard! But we ended up having all our fellow interns and residents (who were also stuck working) join us for Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve dinners, which made for a huge houseful (of sleep-deprived people) and lots of fun and opportunities to love our lost collegues during that time, when we made much of Jesus. I remember those times so fondly!

By: Valerie (Kyriosity)

Valerie (Kyriosity) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:53:56 +0000

Natalie, are there any other stranded couples or singles in your church that you could invite over? A while back I did an “orphans” dinner for single friends a few years in a row. Kept me from feeling sorry for myself, gave me an excuse to decorate and cook, and was generally rather fun to boot. To quote a bad lyric out of context, “If you can’t be with the ones you love, love the ones you’re with.”

By: Sally C

Sally C — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:41:19 +0000

Love it!
My husband tells our kids every morning where we should be is hell…….and we’re not……helps us keep a more thankful attitude )

By: Rita Joiner

Rita Joiner — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:32:40 +0000

That is great! It must be an age thing, because my husband pointed out that that is totally the sort of thing my 5 year old sister might say out of the blue.