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Breaking Bread and Giving Thanks

November 28, 2008 | 6 Comments

“They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching
and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread
and to prayer.” Acts 2:42
The warm afterglow of Thanksgiving lingers this morning as we enjoy a leisurely morning together. Today, we’ll be decorating for Christmas, inside and outside. The house still smells yummy and our hearts are contented having savored a lovely Thanksgiving day together. We all wore comfy clothes and relished the slow-paced Thanksgiving day. My mom (Nan Nan Hansen) and my sister (Aunt Anne) joined us for dinner. My younger brother (Uncle PJ) and our niece (Stephanie – my older brother Paul’s daughter) visited us in the afternoon for a while.

As we thank the Lord for His many blessings, the relationships we treasure with Him, our families and friends are what makes us most thankful. Truly, we give thanks to the Lord, for He is good.

Every year, I have helped my mom break the bread for her homemade stuffing. (She makes it the best!) Since Joshua & Gabrielle have been born, they have enjoyed this tradition, too. Here we are at Nan Nan’s house on Tuesday breaking bread for the stuffing. (Josh and Brie love that we use white bread for stuffing…it’s the only time of year we buy white bread!)

Every Thanksgiving morning, Joshua & Gabrielle open their coordinating pajamas that they will wear on Christmas Eve and Christmas morning!

Gabrielle, Aunt Anne, cousin Stephanie, Uncle PJ, Mommy,
Nan Nan Hansen, Joshua

And presenting….Daddy!

Joshua and Gabrielle help me set the dining room table. Our “fine china” was covered up by their hand-made notes and place cards, which suited me just fine. Our centerpiece was a cornucopia made by Gabrielle.

Jim took good care of the turkey (thankfully he cleaned it out too!) and it turned out perfectly browned and delicious!

Are you asking which one of the three is the turkey?

My mom (Nan Nan) is the gravy queen! Delicious!


The Thanksgiving Feast!
The wishbone…a favorite tradition for the cherubs!

Thanksgiving weekend is our favorite weekend of the year. We happily honker down at home, enjoy our time together with family and friends, play games, enjoy good food and prepare the house for Christmas.

We hope you enjoyed a warm-hearted and delicious Thanksgiving celebration! Do tell! 🙂 We’d love to hear your favorite part of the Thanksgiving weekend!

“Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous; and give thanks at the remembrance of His holiness.” Psalm 97:12

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