Give thanks to the Lord...
"Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His love endures forever" 1 Chronicles 16:34 When my brother married an American, a new festival entered my family calendar: Thanksgiving. To me, Thanksgiving is a much overlooked American celebration, one that trumps Halloween in my opinion. Over the years we have attempted a few different things. We replaced turkey with fresh fish, and pumpkin pie with strawberries. The first year we tried going around in a circle saying what we were thankful for. For a family that doesn't share emotions easily, this was somewhat awkward. Our most successful idea was to create a Thankful Tree. Over the course of the afternoon, family members could write on a paper disk something they were thankful for, and hang it on the tree. We enjoyed reading each other's ideas and even the youngest of us wrote a word or two. Our most hilarious idea was to invite everyone to bring along a food they were thankful for. We ended up with a...