Thanksgiving continues to be a bittersweet holiday for me. I cannot help but think of sitting with my siblings through the last hours of our father's life on Thanksgiving Day fourteen years ago. Like is always promised, the pain is less as the years go by and the memories are sweeter. The urge to reach for the phone and ask him about an official's mistaken call or an interesting twist in a baseball game has lessened, but the thought remains. I've heard it said that no one is ever truly gone as long as someone thinks or speaks of them. If you think that way, Dad is still with us.
Today is Black Friday. It's an occasion I have never quite understood. I've been watching the TV news this evening of the crazy crowds. It's not that I don't like people, but I do not like crowds! I don't even like large parties! I guess it's part of being an introvert. And part of being at a stage in my life where I'd be hard-pressed to think of anything I really want or need...
Thankfulness -- it's an interesting concept. I've enjoyed reading several of the daily posts people have been making on Facebook as to what they are thankful for. Family and friends seem to top the lists. Material possessions don't seem to be mentioned much, though as the weather around the country has gotten colder, there have been more mentions of warm houses. It's interesting that there are only occasional comments about being free to worship.
It got up to 82 degrees this afternoon with wisps of "horsetail" clouds across the sky. I am thankful for this nice warm weather! (Especially when I see pictures of snow and fog in Spokane!)
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