Thoughts on Thanksgiving
The following is the introduction to this Sunday’s sermon. You’ll notice that I mention there are 5 reasons why I don’t like Thanksgiving. However, I’m only giving three on this site. Yes, this is what you call a teaser. To find out the 4th and 5th reasons (which are the best), you’ll have to join us for church on Sunday (or visit the church website and click on sermons).
Can I be totally honest with you? Thanksgiving is NOT one of my favorite holidays. The premise is great, but I find the actual celebration to be annoying. You’re probably wondering why I find Thanksgiving annoying…Well, I’ve narrowed it down to five things.
1. I don’t like turkey. In fact, I really don’t care for any kind of poultry product. When it comes to Thanksgiving, I’m more of a side item kind of guy. I do look forward to my Aunt Kay’s corn and baked beans; mom’s salad, rolls, and messy eggs; grandma’s famous family recipe banana pudding; real mashed potato’s; and a nice pint of…caffeine free diet coke (really, what’s the point of that?)
2. I loathe pumpkin pie. Outside of telling you that I loathe pumpkin pie, I’m just not sure how to further communicate my opposition to pumpkin pie. One Thanksgiving, we were in Greenville with Emily’s family. All the young folks were down in the basement and Emily, being the wonderful, sweet, kind, and caring wife that she is, offered to go get me some dessert. My one request, “Just make sure you don’t get anything pumpkin.” She returned with 3 items on a plate. Two out of the three were pumpkin. The other was sugar crème pie, which isn’t really a favorite either. But, I ate it…and tossed the pumpkin stuff.
3. Thanksgiving is an all-to-real reminder of just how crazy one’s family really is. We see it all on Thanksgiving, the good, the bad, and the ugly (that would make a great movie title).