so blessed...

this was shared on facebook yesterday morning...

DH's parents were standing up for the center couple at their wedding...

must have been in the late 40s...

the lady getting married was married the first time to DH's uncle...

but he passed away at 25 in a diabetic coma...

( pre insulin )

and left her a widow with a small child...

this man came along and married her and raised that child as his own...

so technically not family, they were always claimed as such...

DH had never seen this photo before, so on a day when you really miss those gone on...

it was so special for him...

and we are pretty sure his mom had a baby bump going on there...

pregnant with his big brother?

we had our dinner on Wednesday and the kids showed up at different times...

Doug had a job interview, so they ran a little late...

don't know how that went, but they said within a week or two they would try to have him a position...

trying to find something that would fit him well...

yesterday morning...

it was all about the ham and egg breakfast...

with the cherry glaze going on top of a hot, buttered biscuit...

going to do that again this morning...

we make a cherry glaze to top the ham with...

something DH's family always did...

and its so good, we are keeping that tradition...

yesterday, was a trip to the community thanksgiving dinner here in our little town...

do not have the numbers yet, but will have to check in with them to find out...

she was hoping for 200 this year...

pies and deserts are donated by locals...

most of them are homemade...

and so good...

they were pretty full, so got ours to go...

and here is what I brought home for lunch...

and it was very good...

so thankful for my small town and all the wonderful people who make it up...

thankful that we look out for each other and that we take the time to make this a better place to live in...

that we value each other...

that love fills our hearts more than hate...

and we fear God...

it doesn't get better than that...

pulling together, we make it an awesome place to live...

there's a peace in that...

and so much joy...

;)

hope your Thanksgiving was filled with good food, great people, but more importantly than that...

love...