Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! It’s a day to give thanks and to remember the ones we loved and lost along the way. A day of sharing and giving and showing love for one another. Give thanks and love for each other and spend time with family and loved ones.
Some churches are providing food for people experiencing homelessness and free hot Thanksgiving meals: Turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, corn on the cob, collard greens, yam potatoes, cornbread, mash potatoes, and a soda or water. What joy! A way to give thanks and love to your neighbors, a day to give and share a heartwarming day of love and joy to give and to receive.
We could not do many church services and family gatherings last year due to the pandemic that really separated us from our loved ones.
This Thanksgiving is sad for me. I lost my godmother this year and it still hurts that my dad is no longer with me and my family — though both are always in my heart. Missed but not forgotten. They are in Heaven rejoicing and having the biggest Thanksgiving dinner. I also just lost my cat Squirrelly Tail to a hit and run.
But I am strong. Love to our pets and our animal friends. Love to everyone all over the world. Everybody enjoying the Football games waiting and smelling that oven-baked turkey cooking along with the mac and cheese and stuffing. Everybody enjoy the holiday, with music and love and cheerful smiles!
Here are some songs that make me smile while remembering our loved ones who are gone on to glory:
- “Memories” by The Temptations
- “The Spinners” by Sadie
- “I Remember Mama” by Shirley Caesar
- “Family Reunion” by The O’Jays
- “My Baby” by The Temptations
