Thanksgiving 2009: Our Thanksgiving Day started off with a wonderful Thanksgiving Service at Church. We enjoyed a wonderful sermon, Come and Eat (listen here), reminding us to be thankful for not only the food for our bodies that we enjoy but, more importantly, for the spiritual food that we enjoy each week in Word and Sacrament as we come to worship. We also enjoyed beautiful prelude and offering music provided by 3 of our younger members. They blessed us greatly by sharing their talents. I am very proud of the three of them (yes, you may have guessed, that one of them is Madeline) for all the hard work they put into diligently practicing. I have on many occasions had the privilege of having them fill my home with music while they practice.

Here they are, getting ready to play.

We spent the rest of our day enjoying good food and relaxation with my Mom. Not your traditional Thanksgiving fare, since we were going to be eating that on Friday, but a tasty brunch of salad and quiche. After that we enjoyed the lovely weather on our newly completed screened-in patio.

Chatting on the patio and relaxing...

reading...

and baking.

Madeline shaping a pie crust. There comes a moment when the student surpasses the teacher. I must confess that at this point she has definitely surpassed me in her ability to shape a pie crust edge. It is a bittersweet fact to acknowledge.

Our Buttermilk pie! Another keeper of a recipe. We made this one on a whim to enjoy after our brunch. I found the recipe and happened to have quite a bit of leftover buttermilk in my fridge. It was so good!

and, of course, pumpkin and pecan pies for Friday.

We enjoyed a wonderful family meal on Friday with Jon's parents, brothers, and their families.

A few pictures of all of us relaxing around the table after another good meal.