Thanksgiving is almost here! With that, comes the realization that Christmas is just around the corner, and then a new year begins. I think this time of year can feel so full, rushed, hasty, last minute and full of potential regrets about goals unaccomplished, relationships to invest in, and obligations to fulfill.
Tomorrow morning Mike and I are volunteering with Here’s Life to pack “Boxes of Love” – pack boxes filled with ingredients for a Thanksgiving dinner. Area churches will give away the boxes to Orlando families in need over the next few days. I’m really excited about volunteering. For more than a year I’ve wanted to find some way to care for people in Orlando. I’m hoping to meet people there who have connections to homeless shelters or other organizations that could use a weekly volunteer.
Mike and I are flying up to Philly to spend a few days with my fam for Thanksgiving. This will be our fist major holiday since Pops passed away. My younger sister is celebrating a BIG birthday ON Thanksgiving, so in addition to the usual trimmings, we’ll also have birthday cake! Mike and I fly back to Orlando on Friday evening.
After Thanksgiving we get to decorate the house for Christmas. The following weekend we’re hosting Mike’s work team for a Christmas Dinner Celebration, and I’ve got to figure out how to seat 12 people around our 8-person dinner table! Might be time to rent some tables!
Life is always full and busy, so my prayer for the coming week is to live in the present. Not try to figure out how to plan for the “shoulds” and “oughts” in the future, or rehash the “could have beens” in the past, but to BE HERE NOW. And to care about the people in my NOW.
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Getting Ready for Thanksgiving & Other Thoughts
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