My, How the holidays do come and go so quickly.  One day we are watching the kids enjoying Trick or Treat, the next we are watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, prepping apple pies and turkey desserts, gathering with family and giving thanks for all that we’ve been given.  

With all the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, it is kind of nice to still have a day dedicated to the simple act of eating and giving thanks, to whomever that might be.  

Today we watched the parade on TV through the eyes of children, watching closely for floats of Spiderman or princesses.  We know there will be a day in the future that those childhood wishes no longer exist, so we give thanks every day for the blessings we have been bestowed.

After dinner we got the kids ready, took some photographs, and headed to eat with family in the most “normal” setting we’ve had in almost two years, and, of course, enjoyed some turkey, mashed potatoes, pies, treats, and the like.  

Give thanks, today, tomorrow and for as many days as you are blessed with, for not one single one is ever guaranteed.  Our lives are busy.  So busy.  There is always something else to do on our honey-do list.   One more chore to complete.  One more task to cross off the list.  But days like today help to refresh, refocus, and remind us to live in the moment, for the moment, and that no moment is ever guaranteed.

Many blessings to you and yours,

Jess