On Thanksgiving

'Over the river and through the wood,
To visit the Grandkids we go!
We well know the way,
and can honestly say,
There won't be any snow...'

The 23rd. of November will find my husband and I surrounded by the people we most love. Once again, our family will come together to celebrate Thanksgiving Day. There will be laughter, and good conversation, cookie baking, pie making, and a feast prepared, for the enjoyment of all.

Thanksgiving has always been a favorite celebration of mine. Uncluttered by the stigma of commercialism, Thanksgiving stands in quiet simplicity. A day when family and friends gather to break bread together, and offer thanks for what they have harvested, at the end of another year. At one time in our history, the harvest for which thanks was given, was the gathering-in of crops. Food, life-stuff, planted, grown, and finally, reaped, and stored away. A guarantee against hunger, in the coming winter months. Today, the harvest for which we give thanks, most likely will be of a different nature.

When my husband and I sit with our family, sharing a fine meal, on Thanksgiving Day, we will be reminded of how thankful we are, for our personal harvest. We are thankful for our children, for our daughters of whom we are so proud. For they are genuine human beings. We are thankful for our grandchildren, who continue to thrive, and grow steadily, in strength and beauty of mind, and heart and spirit. Our crops, well tended, our labors of love, caring, guidance, and teaching, proving well worth our efforts. We will reap the benefits of our bountiful personal harvest, for the rest of our lives.

From Our Home to Yours,
Happy Thanksgiving 2006

Copyright ©2006 Jeannine Schenewerk