I’m Thankful For…
The table had long since been set. Faces and hands were washed and hair had been combed. Family and friends were more than ready to dig into the Thanksgiving feast. But Mr. Turkey wasn’t quite ready to come out of the oven just yet.
Unfazed by the additional minutes needed to cook, Mom turned the many side dishes to warm. Then she grabbed paper and pencils for my brothers and I, and told each of us to make a Thanksgiving list of ten things that we were thankful for.
The first few answers were easy;
I am thankful for Mom.
I am thankful for Dad.
I am thankful for brothers.
I am thankful for toys.
After that, it took some serious thinking. What am I thankful for, what am I thankful for? My mind was blank. I wasn’t prepared for a pop quiz! I took a peek at what my brothers were writing, but they weren’t sharing. I looked around the room for some clues, and the answers came to me.
I am thankful for pumpkin pie.
I am thankful for cranberry sauce.
I am thankful for hot rolls.
Admittedly, half of what I was thankful for were items from the Thanksgiving meal. Oh well, I was young. We took our completed lists to show Mom, and she smiled and said, “Dinner’s ready.”