With someone less fortunate than you? As a young child I remember my mother always opened our house up to those that wouldn't be able to be with their family, or someone who was down on their luck. The irony of this is that we didn't have much ourselves. My father was out of work much of the time. My mother worked, made all my clothes, cleaned and cooked. Yet she always found ways to make the meal go a little bit further so there was enough to feed another mouth or two. And we made it a happy and festive occasion for all. When I was grown, married and took over the Thanksgiving meal, I always practiced what I watched my mother do. We always had extras and they were so grateful. And my family and I always felt blessed as well. Happy Thanksgiving to all ...
Now thats the right way to do things. Isn't that the reason for thanksgiving to be thankful for all that was given thru the year past, an what better way to appriciate that thanks than to pass it on to other,, i congradulate you, (standing up an appauding you), for giving an not holding your hand out for what you can get but to hold your hand out to give.....Happy Thanksgiving to you also.
Ah Kuntrygal That is so sweet and very noble of you to carry on that "tradition" in your family. Like Biita says it is the right thing to do. We grew up more or less the same way, but being on the farm then, all the (Migrant)laborers with children would come and eat with us as well. We thus did not open the house per se, but rather the barn. IT was not just the eating, but also major fun since that used to be the busiest time on the farm where everybody was helping out with the harvesting. Nowadays, living in the city I really miss it. (I wish I go live on a farm again.)
That is such a lovely Thanksgiving tradition Kuntrygal. Strange, isn't it, that people who are not comfortably off still manages to share what little surplus they have? I believe that if the heart and will is big enough, a way will be found.
That's wonderful that you all did that. We seemed to always have a family friend or two who couldn't go to their own family over for dinner. I really love having the extra people in the house for Thanksgiving. It makes it feel much more festive to me!
I will have my son Kevin ,his wife Shanna and my Grandaughter Cheyenne. my neighbor Bob as he has no family and is like my brother and a girl and her three children that lives with Kev and Shanna as her parents threw her out in the middle of the night with know place to go.She will have dinner here also.My table will be full.
