THANKSGIVING MENU

It's real simple today. It's all about being THANKFUL and about the FOOD - in that order.

I want to be one of the ONES, not one of the NINE. Luke 17 tells the story. TEN are healed by Jesus, but only ONE returns to give thanks. 'Lord, may we always be among the ONE.'

Today, our ever-growing, extended family (two sons-in-law now) gathered at our home. We passed out the letters that spell the word 'T-H-A-N-K Y-O-U' to each person and they had to think of something they're thankful for that started with that letter. It was fun, moving and meaningful.

Then, we had PART I of the Traditional Taylor Family Thanksgiving Meal (courtesy of our personal chef, my wife, Joelene - T-H-A-N-K Y-O-U, honey!)

Thanksgiving Menu - Part I:
Veggie tray
Fruit tray
Olive-pickle tray
Crackers and mackarel dip
Cranberry Sauce
Caesar Salad
Meatballs
Pepperoni
Small pieces of pork
Spaghetti with marinara sauce
Stuffed shells (a must-have at Traditional Taylor Family Thanksgiving Meals - and my personal favorite anytime)
Iced Tea and Sparkling Duck (yeah, it's not alcoholic)

Then we pushed back from the table for a bit and talked - eventually moving to the Taylor ROCK tradition. We've done it for years. In our home is a white bucket. It is filled with stones that, over the years, have been written on by us and placed in the bucket. They commemorate both prayer requests and T-H-A-N-K Y-O-Us. The Biblical story is in Joshua 4. Today, we all wrote something down on our rock that we were thankful for - talked about it around the table - then plunked our rock into the white bucket for safe keeping.

After that, we had PART II of the Traditional Taylor Family Thanksgiving Meal.

Thanksgiving Menu - Part II:
Everything from Part I, plus ...
Green bean casserole
Sweet potatoes
Mashed potatoes
Stuffing
Croissants
Rice pudding
Turkey

After Part II, we had a time of personal bloating - after which we all got up and washed and dried the dishes and put things away.

Then came PART III of the Traditional Taylor Family Thanksgiving Meal.

Thanksgiving Menu - PART III
Apple Crisp
Pizzelles
Pumpkin Whoopie Pies
Pots de Creme (It's decadent and it's chocolate and it's required at our Traditional Taylor Family Thanksgiving Meals - that's all you need to know.)

PS - I didn't make ANY of this up. I promise. :)

And be blessed.