Happy Thanksgiving!
It's Thanksgiving - a secular holiday to be sure. But when established, God was in the mix. So thanking God really should be at the center of our thoughts today. Yes, celebrate with good food and drink. Family and/or friends complete the circle. Some of us may still recall how the C-Virus Mess kept us away from family gatherings. For most of us, thanks be to God, that's not longer the case. However much your plans may or may not vary from the past based on the great disruption and chaos visited upon us in those unhappy years, it's time to just enjoy the holiday. As we enjoy our Thanksgiving this year, it's likely I'll recall my Mom's simple words, of happy memory: "Thank You for all of us here." Or words to that effect. And with those came an unstated remembrance of those who could not be with us then and there. At the time, my Mom and Dad had a longer list of departed family and friends. With the passage of years, our own list has grown. In i...