Friday, November 28, 2008

Scribbles and Scrambles ~ Notes from a Stuffed Turkey



Hope your Thanksgiving was fabulous.

After an overload of turkey and all the trimmings at two different dinners, a quick 5:30 a.m. jaunt to the mall, and the out-with-the-Thanksgiving theme and furniture arrangement, I'm ready to face Christmas.

Thanksgiving high-points....

Lily and Lola didn't bust through the door barriers and snoodle all the guests.

The turkey, only the second one I've ever cooked, was delicious.

We have an abundance of cute babies in the family. It amazes me how many new and improved baby things there are out there. Sheesh. It's a wonder any of us ever survived and thrived without all the gadgets and gizmos.

Conversation was rich with sarcasm and snap and there was some depth of spirituality that has been missing in the past. One of my nephews has recently accepted Christ and I can't tell you what a blessing it is to watch him bloom right before my eyes. Lesson within, never, never, never give up on someone, think you can read them, or second guess God. He uses some amazing skills to capture peoples' hearts. This young man was always quiet and usually sat outside of the inner circle. All of a sudden, he's sharing truth and excitement over the things of God. He was just baptized last week and I cried as he shared his testimony in front of the church. I had no clue that he was even interested in God. Like I said, what a blessing!

Scott, the Settlers of Catan master still sits on his throne. Three more wins under his belt. Sigh. Which makes me a three-time loser, again!

All said, I am so grateful for my family and my God who never ceases to amaze and humble me. Thank you, Lord.

Now. I'm going to go put my absolutely bee-yo-ti-ful new comforter on my bed. Just arrived and it's way nicer than I expected.

Happy weekend. Here's hoping it's restful, blessed and full of all those leftover Turkey Day treats.

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