Wonderful smells of cinnamon and nutmeg as the pumpkin pies bake in the oven. Dressing preparations underway and the silver polished, the crystal wineglassses washed, as well as the tablecloth and napkins. Oh, those precious memories of Thanksgivings past when I was the one hosting/hostessing the dinner for the Marshall family. And now, we meet at Brian's and Jeannie's home; she is the one preparing the turkey and baking the pies. And the rest of us bring all the wonderfully delicious side-dishes. I can hardly wait for tomorrow! ! !
As I extend to each of you, dear readers, my best wishes for a most thankful day, I conclude this post with the most remarkable words of Dinah Crail, dated 1859, with the heart-felt prayer that you are the person she speaks of to someone in your life and that you have someone in your life to be that person for you.
"Oh, the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person,
having neither is weigh thoughts nor measure words, but to pour them out,
chaff and grain together, knowing that a faithful hand will take and sift them,
keep what is worth keeping, and with the breath of kindness,
blow the rest away."
Giving thanks for you in my life, each and every day, I say again and again
Thanks for it all! ! !
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