Wednesday Hodge Podge

 

Hosted by Joyce.

1. Have you ever been on a cruise? If so where did you go and how did you like it? If not, do you have any desire to take a cruise someday? 

We are not cruise people.  We, actually are not interested in  the Caribbean and such.  But we would be very interested in an Alaskan cruise or a Cruise on the Rhine!

 2. Tell us about your Thanksgiving plans...are you hosting?We have been invited over to friends from our church which  will be so very nice, even though we don’t know them very well. But I would say our fruendship was budding.  It makes me feel younger in my heart to be building new friendships  over their dinner table.  It has been quite a while for us, as most of our friends are much long lived. Pretty exciting! cooking?  I offered to bring something, but all the regular food was already planned so I offered a Mac and cheese casserole since there will be teenagers! eating out? Well, as I said, at a friends…. turkey or some other main? There will be turkey with dressing..  homemade cranberries or cranberries in a can? are pies on the dessert menu? what kind? what are your 'must have' sides? I am not sure about those last details.Tell us one thing you're especially grateful for this year. Well, I am grateful  to be finding wonderful friendship in our new church., especially at our age.  I mean even in our early 70’s we try to be open and out going and young spirited.  I am so delighted and grateful for the Lord leading us to this church.  We didn’t have any idea where we would go  and even though it isn’t very close to home it popped up quickly and it felt just right  from our first visit.   I think that was a God thing!

3. If someone approaches you and asks for money do you give it to them? We generally do not give money to someone on the street.. I suppose we believe the adage it would be used for alcohol.  Do you drop money 'in a tin cup' We do  drop money in a container for an entertainer, pianist, violinist, guitarist etc that we  see out and about. Or at a piano restaurant… Do you have a specific charity you support during the holiday season and/or year round?We give to Samaritans Purse, 

Our local  homeless shelters and such like the  Salvation Army,. Lynn sends money each month to various veteran and military organizations, and to Alliance Defending Freedom and a couple of other like organizations. We also give to Operation Smile and  sometimes to an Indian school out west.  

4. Have you started decorating for Christmas? Yes. Is your tree up?I have two trees up. They are both rather small, but I doubt we put up the big tree.  Shopping done? Mostly, Wrapped

No, not yet.

5. Create your own acrostic using the word THANKS

Turkey on an oval platter-

Hearty veggies piled high in bowls 

Aromatic pies all sweet and spicy

Nicely arranged on an attractive table

Keeps our hearts  full of precious memories,

Season by season and all through the year!

6.  Insert your own random thought here. 

After over 60 years of strong family memories of thanksgivings with our children and my parents then  suddenly life changes and you are sharing your children with other families and your own parents have passed ..it can sometimes create a vacuum that can seem a step too far, but the God  steps in and you receive a sweet invitation to share one of the most beloved days of the year with another family.  That is heaven sent love  from above that no one can question. God’s love endures forever!