Thanksgiving PB

Thanksgiving. This word means many things to different people. For some its warm turkey and grandma’s homemade stuffing. For others it’s all about football. And for some still it’s about getting their Black-Friday on early. For me, Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday, but not for any of the reasons I’ve already listed.

Thanksgiving, to me, means spending a day with my family and being thankful for all of the things I have, like a kind family who enjoys getting together and eating homemade food, playing games, sharing pictures and memories, making more memories, exchanging early Christmas gifts, late birthday gifts, advent calendars for the littlest cousins and sometimes the older ones too, we laugh at our burnt yams and our dry mashed potatoes because those aren’t the important things, then when the snow takes out the TV, we laugh at that too, because it’s not as important spending time together, nobody ever leaves early for shopping, because we have all that we need right there, together at the table for one day of thanksgiving and family.

It disappoints me to think of how forgotten Thanksgiving has become in our culture. I'm ashamed to think of the stores that open at 5 o’clock on thanksgiving with early-bird specials for Black Friday shoppers. Not only are they dragging families out of their homes to get the “best deal” on what’s going to be “the only availability” for some Christmas gifts, but they keep employees away from their families as well.

This year, I want to encourage others to think more about being thankful for simple things like family, friends, and good health. Then maybe carry all of this thankfulness into the Christmas season, as well as the New Year.