I can see that fall is finally here. The mornings are crisp, the air is moist and the chill is refreshing. Makes me thank God for the seasons. I look so forward to fall and the holidays. Halloween is a great kick off to fall. Pumpkins, candy and meeting the people in your neighborhood. The kids are ready to find that perfect costume (even though its always something princess or fairy like) they cant wait! We will stroll the neighborhood as night falls and start knocking on doors. There will be the older couples where the lady of the house will answer the door and yell “come here Herb and look at this adorable witch!” Words you just wont hear any other time than Halloween! Then there is the house where the “guy” went all out to have a fright-fest in his front yard. My 3-M’s will all be looking at me as if to say “daddy, we really want candy, but will you knock on this door?” And the night will end with the ceremonial pouring of the nights bounty onto the floor and watching my next dental bill shoot through the roof.
Thanksgiving is on the way. Dad is the turkey…man. I probably spend too much time on my beloved butterball, but after 10 years, no one has complained about the succulent, always gobbled, gobbler. I take out said bird the night before, place it in hot water in the sink and let it thaw. I usually cant sleep because I am afraid that the frozen foul will cool off the water too quickly and will not thaw properly. So I usually go down and refill the sink with another batch of fresh hot water. The next day I heat my over (as butterball.com instructs me too) and I begin the last massage my bird will ever have. I stuff it with bread crumb dressing that my lovely wife has made, tie up the feet and begin the olive oil bath. I could use a whole BOTTLE of olive oil on one of those turkeys. I LOVE extra virgin olive oil. With turkey well bathed, stuffed and neck and gizzards removed, he/she is placed in the oven. I baste the plumper every 30 minutes to an hour while the family and I watch the Macy’s Day Parade and “It’s A Wonderful Life”. We usually try to get in a “Home Alone” as well. This time with my family is so precious and I will love it all the more when my kids bring their spouses and kids to our house for the same tradition.
CHRISTMAS! On Target, on Wally-World, on mall and outlets! All I can really say about Christmas is that I am so blessed to have a family who appreciates sitting around a Christmas tree and loving one another. We hang lights, trim the tree, and T puts out her Christmas Village. I break out the cinnamon and apple smelling candles and the whole house comes alive with the spirit of Christmas.
But none of this would be possible if I were not living my Saved Life. God so loved the world that He gave…GAVE as in gift…His only begotten son so that we could live and never die in sin. If there is nothing after this life, then what is it all for? My journey ends in Heaven and the the Alpha and the Omega wait for me to come home
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