So one of my problems with weeks that have holidays in the middle of them is that the week is so short that I don't get done everything that needs to be done! 

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving.  We had a nice day-- spent time with my family and with Jeff's, eating 2 meals as usual (although I managed to keep them both reasonable this year). Both gatherings were somewhat small-- my brother and his family were missing this year, due to my brother's heart surgery earlier in the fall; on Jeff's side, it was the immediate Carter family with no extended family, so it was very quiet.  Or, as quiet as that group gets!  We had nice visits on both sides, though very short, as we were home by Friday afternoon.

It is a little odd to be the middle aged part of the family now and have the "children" be the young adults.  We really have no "little ones" at this point in either family (my youngest nephew is 10 and several of the cousins have graduated from college or are in college right now.)  We even have one new family getting ready to start-- one of my nephews got engaged earlier this year-- and the cycle of life continues to spin.  Our families are very blessed to have had only a few real difficult situations to deal with; for the most part everyone remains healthy and happy and engaged in life and work and family and church and all of the things we hope for in our human existence.  God's grace continually touches us and reminds us of our blessings as well as the responsibility that comes with being so blessed. 

And now, on to Advent! May God bless us all as we await together the Christ who was, who is, and who is to come.

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