Thanksgiving (2018 edition)
Posted: Nov 07, 2018 12:16 pm
I usually shoot for starting this thread on November 1st, late again this year, however not as late as last year. I do have a good reason for not having had the time to be on the forum this month, my grandparents are visiting and family is the best reason of all for not spending time on the internet.
I love this time of year. The air is cool and crisp, there's apple cider and pumpkin desserts, Christmas music (if you start listening to it this early), and so many other wonderful things happening.
Have any favorite traditions or memories of Thanksgiving?
Anyone who has hung around the Spare Oom for a few years knows my favorite tradition is my family’s “thankful for” jar. When I was about 6 years old my Mom started the tradition and we’ve done it every year since then. Here’s how it works, we get a large canning jar, some nuts, M&M’s, candy corn, or other small candy and nuts. We pass the jar around the table and saying either "Thank you God for…"or "I’m thankful for…", and then we drop one piece of candy in the jar for each 'thankful for'. We usually do this at lunch every day until Thanksgiving and then on Thanksgiving Day and the days following it we get to eat the candy and nuts. We each do 5-6 thankful fors everyday depending on the size of the candy or nuts we are using that day. We normally have 2-3 large canning jars filled by Thanksgiving. This year we are changing it up a bit and trying for less candy.
Last year, I printed a copy of this coloring page(the first one on the page) for everyone for Thanksgiving day. They were a hit with the whole family. I think this might become a new tradition for Thanksgiving.
I'm thankful for...
~God
~My savior, Jesus Christ!
~The Bible
~My parents! They are so wonderful.
~My brothers and sisters...life is so awesome with them!
~My grandparents...really enjoying their visit.
~Extended family - some days I am more thankful for them than others.
~My church and pastor
~All of the wonderful people here on NarniaWeb!
~Black Rifle Coffee Company - best coffee ever!
~Canon cameras
~Books!
SnowAngel
I love this time of year. The air is cool and crisp, there's apple cider and pumpkin desserts, Christmas music (if you start listening to it this early), and so many other wonderful things happening.
Have any favorite traditions or memories of Thanksgiving?
Anyone who has hung around the Spare Oom for a few years knows my favorite tradition is my family’s “thankful for” jar. When I was about 6 years old my Mom started the tradition and we’ve done it every year since then. Here’s how it works, we get a large canning jar, some nuts, M&M’s, candy corn, or other small candy and nuts. We pass the jar around the table and saying either "Thank you God for…"or "I’m thankful for…", and then we drop one piece of candy in the jar for each 'thankful for'. We usually do this at lunch every day until Thanksgiving and then on Thanksgiving Day and the days following it we get to eat the candy and nuts. We each do 5-6 thankful fors everyday depending on the size of the candy or nuts we are using that day. We normally have 2-3 large canning jars filled by Thanksgiving. This year we are changing it up a bit and trying for less candy.
Last year, I printed a copy of this coloring page(the first one on the page) for everyone for Thanksgiving day. They were a hit with the whole family. I think this might become a new tradition for Thanksgiving.
I'm thankful for...
~God
~My savior, Jesus Christ!
~The Bible
~My parents! They are so wonderful.
~My brothers and sisters...life is so awesome with them!
~My grandparents...really enjoying their visit.
~Extended family - some days I am more thankful for them than others.
~My church and pastor
~All of the wonderful people here on NarniaWeb!
~Black Rifle Coffee Company - best coffee ever!
~Canon cameras
~Books!
SnowAngel