Take time to notice and be thankful
Thanksgiving is just a few days away from my writing this little piece. Turkey, sweet potatoes, cranberries and pumpkin pie, can you tell I’m excited? When I was a younger man I thought the items on the table were the important part about Thanksgiving. Like most people, I’ve come to realize that the table fare, tasty as it is, isn’t the highlight of the day. Much more important than our holiday favorites are the people we are blessed to have around us. My wife’s grandmother Dorothy used to prepare some of the most amazing Thanksgiving feasts imaginable. Dorothy grew up in Tennessee so her cooking had that popular southern flare. She loved to cook and serve her wonderful meals. Since her passing about a decade ago, it’s not so much her cooking that I miss, I miss her. It’s easy to get so consumed by holiday preparation and the business of family gatherings that we fail to take time and enjoy one another. I remember a few years ago I was craving a dish that my wife was preparing as pa...