Tuesday 4~We Gather Together

 

We Gather Together..



Welcome, welcome to Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4 .


This coming Thursday is Thanksgiving Day when we gather together to ask the Lord's blessing as the song says.
What are your Thanksgiving Days like?


1. Do you celebrate with family, friends or by yourself?

This year we are celebrating with my sister Doris and her family, along with our own immediate family. Everyone is coming here to our house, so I am busily cleaning and preparing our house for a wonderful day! 

2. Do you watch the Thanksgiving Day parade from Macy's in New York City? The appearance of Santa at the end signals the start of the Christmas season. What does the day hold for you?

I rarely get to watch the parade as I am usually too busy in the kitchen to sit down and watch it, but if I can have it on while I work I will catch snippets of it in between my frantic pace of cooking in the kitchen.

3. What foods are the hit of Thanksgiving Day for you?

Well, of course we will have turkey, but that is not my favorite part of the meal. I am more of a "sides" person. I will be making my usual Sweet Potato Casserole as well as regular Mashed potatoes and gravy. My sister is bringing the stuffing, a jello salad, and the rolls.  My niece is bringing assorted vegie and relish trays or some kind of appetizer. Rose is roasting the turkeys (2 small ones) at her house  and bringing them here. I am making the pies: pumpkin, apple, and maybe a pecan pie if I don't wear out before then. LOL.  

4. We say grace before and after meals. Is grace a part of your Thanksgiving meal?

We always say grace before the meal, and then while we are gathered around the table we each share something we are especially thankful for.

Whatever your Thanksgiving traditions, I pray that the day is meaningful and filled with love for you whether with family, friends or alone. May God shine his blessing love down on you and yours and make us all truly thankful this year.

Thank you, Annie, for this post this week. I understand that today (25th) is also Annie's birthday, so let's all wish her a Happy Birthday!

I want to thank you all for your kind words of sympathy and support regarding the loss of our dear sweet kitty, Sunshine.  You are all the best friends, and I thank God for each one of you!   I am thankful for the time that God gave us with Sunshine. He truly was a blessing to us. Now we have to concentrate all our love and attention on his little buddy "Blackie", who is very lonely without his dear friend.  We are thankful to still have Blackie, even if he is a little "scamp". LOL.  He brings smiles to our faces.

Hug your family and furry friends a little tighter. We just never know when this day or this Thanksgiving may be our last time together.  May God bless you each and every one. Amen.

Link to a previous Thanksgiving Day post from years past.