Remembering the thanks in Thanksgiving
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- November
- 26
Tomorrow will mark my daughter’s first real Thanksgiving. Last year, she was 8-months-old and didn’t know what was really going on and didn’t get to savor the food like the rest of us. But this year she’ll get to enjoy her own plate of turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, green beans and candied yams. And how could I forget the pies.
As a new mom—relatively speaking—I’ve noticed how much more exciting holidays can be. Everything is new for my little girl and we get to experience it through her eyes. The joy and the excitement are so genuine and refreshing—things that not even video cameras or photographs can capture.
I interviewed a mom the other day on what she is thankful for this Thanksgiving. She talked about the impact the failing economy has had on her family and friends and the stress of preparing a feast during these tough times. And yet, she said, how could she complain, when they will all be together to celebrate in the holiday. She talked about the traditions they share every year, like the Thanskgiving football game and the New Year’s “make-the-best-pizza contest,” moments that don’t cost a thing but stay with us for a lifetime.
She called their traditions corny but her thoughts stayed with me because I knew she meant it, even the part where she said she was still madly in love with her husband after 19 years : ).
As we get ready to dig into a delicious feast this Thanksgiving, I hope the anxieties that everyone seems to be feeling these days fade away so that we can truly appreciate what we do have. For me, I’m thankful for my beautiful daughter, for her strength and her health, how she learns something new every day and fills me with surprises each time I walk through the door after a long day at work.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!!
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on Wednesday, November 26th, 2008 at 2:10 pm by Marcela Rojas.
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