Happy Late Th!anksgivng

Thanksgiving...
I hope you all had a lovely Thanksgiving yesterday.... as ususal, I didn't get this posted in time, and so it's a late wish, but it was born in my heart much sooner... the moment I think of those I love, I wish the best for them.
We stayed in town for the Holiday this year, mostly because Mike had to work the next morning at the insane hour of 4:30 A.M.... This world has changed so much, and the way the stores open on "Black Friday" while your Thanksgiving turkey is barely cooled off from the oven is, to me, a bit sad. I know the retail world and our economy are dependent on profits that seem to peak right about this time of year... I know people's lively hoods are important, I want them to have food on thier tables, clothes on their backs and a warm blanket and heat... all the stuff I want and appreciate for myself. But I don't see why we have to act like crazed beasts at 5 in the morning the day after we are supposedly giving thanks for our blessings. It's like there's never enough...bccause we always want more, better, the most, more than the next soul..more than our fair share, his and yours and mine, too...
Or maybe I'm wrong, maybe it's giving.... perhaps I need to reasses my thinking. Maybe it's because we want to give those we love the best, to show our love, our hearts for others. I'd like to think that..really... so maybe I'll try to believe that. I hope it's true, I REALLY DO...
So the day came, we were here, I was getting over some weird flu bug, and didn't have very much energy. I came home from work on Tuesday with this ailment, you do NOT want me to give you details... went in to see my doctor at 5:30 and she told me to stay home, and rest and try to rehydrate on Wednesday. Next morning I called my boss, leaving a message that I'd be out that day, and she called me back, very angry, to tell me that I would need a note from my doctor saying I was told to stay home on Wed. She was spitting mad and snarling at me about someone from my company seeing me at the store after I left, shopping. Yep, I was shopping. Since I had the car and had to drive myself home I stopped at the store ... I had to have something to settle my stomach, and no one was going to get it for me except me. So I was out having a great time, getting bread for toast, and ginger ale, and believe me, it was a party!!!!! I later had to go to the doctor and stopped to get my prescriptions, which was even more fun, as it took about 40 minutes of waiting and I really wanted to be in bed... or anywhere where I would be warm and comfy, not aching and shivering and wanting to cry and soooo.... yeah.... I confess, I was bad. I was trying to take care of myself... I would think that even though I wasn't at work, I deserve to have food and drink, when it was needed.
So I didn't feel much like doing anything yesterday, but since the family shouldn't have to suffer we accepted an invitation to our pastor's for dinner. It was great to have loving, good people to spend the evening with... our pastor and his family are so cool. They treat their guests like family, which what we are, in Christ... it's such an amazing blessing when people can come together and be close when you come from different places and backgrounds. We had fun, laughed, and enjoyed food that we all brought..and were thankful to God for our time together and all that we have..
At the same time, it was hard...not having the holiday with our families in Spokane... my son, daughters, and their children, and my in laws... how we miss them all. But thanks to God that we are all well and doing okay... have homes, and all we really need...I hope soon we can all be be together... I hope you are all with those you love..
God bless...
Shar