It is Thanksgiving and I have read some great posts already; http://lindsaysterchi.wordpress.com/2011/11/24/thanksgiving-reflections/  and
http://gcornett-musings.blogspot.com/2011/11/deepening-ground-of-our-gratitude.html.
So... I have decided to just share some reflections on our Thanksgiving holiday traditions. For the last 22 years my family and a family that we lovingly refer to as the Twingrams have gotten together for lunch/dinner, desserts, games, and family together time. Along with eating comes times of reminiscing, hours of laughing, and of course, Mylanta.
When we first came to Virginia 22 1/2 years ago our two families adopted each other. Even after all these years, children growing up,getting married and having children, moving, and moving back we still get together for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, and whenever we can. I know that God brought our families together, when neither of us had family in the area, to be there for each other in times of trouble, grief, great joy, and celebrations. We are family, not by genetics but by the grace of God.
So again this year I am thankful for the Twingrams and times of celebrating God's amazing gift of bringing people together to create....Family.