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Dear Reader,
It was a grand feast: turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, cinnamon sweet potatoes, Skunk Beans, shrimp salad, fresh cranberries, coleslaw, deviled eggs, green beans with tomato, steamed carrots, pumpkin and cherry pies with whipped cream. And this year my 10-year-old grandson rolled pie crust and made the pumpkin pies. They were amazing!
One day it's Thanksgiving festivities, the next morning "Jingle Bells" is streaming into my living room, and after Santa makes his deliveries, we'll be toasting another New Year. It all happens so quickly, so I decided before things get moving too fast, I'm taking a time out.
Holidays create memories, but are they really the memories I cherish? The ones that have stayed with me throughout the years? When I sit back and think about the most memorable gifts I've ever received, I think of my grandparents. The gifts Grandma and Grandpa Hale gave me weren't underneath the tree. It was the time they spent with me throughout the year, doing seemingly nothing special, yet those gifts are the memories I carry with me through my life, and they've helped me become the person I am today. The way Grandma and Grandpa made me feel, inspires me to find ways to make other people feel those "gifts" too.
Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.
Suzanne Beecher
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