Thanksgiving was different this year. It is the first time that we have ever had it at our house. Chris has not left the house recently except for the doctor office visit and hospital thus the change of location. Even though it was at our house Mimi still did the prepping, cooking, and essentially hosted. Thankful for her willingness to host at our house so we could all be together. It is not the location or the food that makes this holiday or any day for that matter worth it but the people you get to spend the time with that makes it special.
Mid morning our girls went to Star Lake with the Requena-Comfort crew. As Lisa and Chris sat in the house, she decided they were going and told Chris to get ready, we were going to meet the rest of them at Star Lake. It was his first outing other than the doctor/hospital in weeks. It was nice to get outside for a little while! We snapped several pictures and went a loop around the lake. We were only there 20 or 30 minutes but it was fabulous! As we got back to the house Mimi and the Rhoads were there finishing cooking our thanksgiving meal.
This year we are most thankful for time together. Time is something that everyone gets the same amount of throughout each day. Money cannot buy you another hour. It is a gift and a thief. It is something that needs to be spent wisely. As we think about the finite time in life with the diagnosis hanging over our heads we treasure time more than ever. It took the diagnosis to slow us down again; similar to the slow down and refocus we received when Papa went to Heaven. Why is it that we are so hard headed we have to have learn these lessons repeatedly. None of us are promised tomorrow. We all should live each day thanking God for the time, moments of life He blesses us with to life, offer forgiveness and love to people freely, live fully in the moment and enjoy life with the people God blesses us to live it with and lets us call friends and family.
Family pictures at Star Lake
Cooking Thanksgiving yummies and reserving chairs
Yummy meal
Thankful hearts
Family Pics with the cooks … thankful for the strong women in our family
Thankful to spend the day with our family!
Silly face pictures are always fun!
After lunch fun … playing outside, downstairs and enjoying sweet time together
