and we are glad.

i'm thankful for my job.
and i'm thankful i didn't have to work today.

i'm thankful that i got to stay home and cook our family's thanksgiving meal with my mom.
i'm thankful that although the cranberry chutney failed twice [once wrong proportions and once burnt], the third time it came out beautifully.

i'm thankful i got to make a pecan pie the other night, with my great-grandma's pie crust recipe, baked in my grandma's cast iron skillet, and a legit southern recipe. [i am the resident southerner in the family. i'm thankful for that too. all northern blood, but southern-born, through and through].
i'm thankful i could make a pumpkin pie, and it seems not to have flopped?
i'm thankful i could make a pumpkin roll.. although for a few moments i despaired.
i've realized that cooking makes me quite happy and quite

i'm thankful that life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.
and so is thanksgiving.

i'm thankful that it was 63 degrees out today. on november 24th. it's unbelievable. thanks Lord!
i'm thankful that i could ride my bike for the first time in almost 3 months.
i'm thankful that although i had another moment of despair upon realizing my hard efforts had gotten the wrong bike out of the garage, it was possible to get the right one out of the maze and onto the empty streets.

i'm thankful i have a family with whom to celebrate and be thankful.

i'm thankful for mashed potatoes too, which now need to be mashed.
let thanks and praise and joy fill your hearts this gladful day.
xx!