It is Thanksgiving weekend in Canada, and tomorrow we'll have about 30 adults and 10 children (give or take a few) for a community supper. We provide turkeys, mashed potatoes and a few other basic things, and everyone else is invited to bring something they'd like to share with friends and family.
This year the youngest will be a bit older than 2 years, and the oldest are going to turn 90 this fall and winter. Not all are related to us, the majority belong to the extended family of friends that we've developed over the years here. We expect to have a good time, and eat and drink very well!
I am far from being a person of faith--any faith, particularly in these dark days when some folks to who claim to be religious are doing such terrible things--but I think it is a good thing to stop at least once a year and realize how much we have. Not to give thanks, exactly, but to realize that those of us who are so lucky have a duty to be generous, and to try to make the world a better place for everyone.
Hope your weekend is wonderful. Now, I've got to start cooking....
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