Thanksgiving

We had an enjoyable holiday yesterday with a total of a dozen guests -- some family (my mom's parents), but mostly friends from our church family. Most everyone brought something to eat, so that cut down on the amount of cooking Mom and I had to do. We did brine the turkey this year, and I made some homemade stuffing, mashed potatoes, and an apple pie. Mom worked on making the table look beautiful, and I made place cards for each person. Each card had a different verse about thankfulness or remembering God's goodness to us.


Dad picked out some readings from William Bradford's Of Plymouth Plantation and we sang "We Gather Together." After the meal, we played baseball outside in the sub-freezing weather, then came inside and played ping-pong to warm up again!