Jill wrote about it HERE.
Second Sunday.
In a world where many families barely eat meals together any more, we could start a revolution, you know? Second Sunday. Gather your family up, and celebrate how much you love each other. Make a meal. Have other family members bring food to complete it. Make sure there is dessert. Share in the duties. Tell stories. Play games. Spend time. Invest in one another. Laugh.
Yesterday, we met at our house. Mom is still recovering from her knee-replacement, and glad to hand off the hostessing temporarily, so Jill and I have been glad to share the duties.
On the menu this month? Subs. A family favorite. They're a make'em-yourself meal. Jill brought buns, lettuce, and tomato. I prepared plates of ham, salami, cheese, and onion -- and there's always Italian dressing on hand.
It's the way we learned to make subs back in Buffalo, when we bought them at a little sub shop at the corner of my Gram's street. Mom used to send Jill and I a few blocks over to the sub shop with her order. We were out of her hair for a little while, had our own adventure, and came home with a yummy meal. Usually, there was Frosty root beer waiting at home to go with the subs!
Mom (who is quickly on the mend) had whipped up and frozen a Delicious Pumpkin-Spice Cake for this weekend, and had it ready to bring and share.
We set up a buffet this time - though that is not our usually M.O. Kids went through the line first, and were seated at their table just feet away in the living room. As the adults made their way through the line (and before the kids could take their first bite), I asked everyone to pause for a prayer. Usually my sweet hubby takes the lead on this, but he was busily helping the last kiddo to build their sub -- so I stepped in and prayed... and... it's such an emotional thing for me to pray over my dear family -- each of whom I love clear through to their core.
We are a normal family, having seen our share of hard times, unemployment, sickness, and general life frustrations. But, the bottom line is: we are family. Always. Forever. And no matter what.
You would think I'd have a million pictures -- but no. We were too busy eating and talking!
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And now... do you need to start your Christmas shopping?
It's never too early to plan ahead, so...
While I'm on the subject of supporting family, I thought I would share a link to my daughter's recent sophomore fundraiser. They are selling YANKEE CANDLES and other goodies. She has her own fundraiser page on-line where you can order and pay directly, giving credit to her sophomore class, and to her specifically as well. If you choose to order this way, your items will ship directly to you! Thank you for considering. {Just so you know, I'm not doing all the work for her. She's been a good little salesperson -- but when they offered this techie web-page option... well, it was just too hard to resist!}
'13 Gratefulness
* grateful for time to gather with family -- all 11 of us
* grateful for our commitment to Second Sunday through the years, and all of the great memories
* grateful for a wonderful church family
* grateful for successful "homecoming" shopping over the weekend
Feel free to chime in with a comment! What are you grateful for today?
Second Sunday of the month...sounds good! Thanks for the reminder about Christmas shopping...I so need to start thinking about it.
ReplyDeleteI hope you mom is doing OK with her recovery and rehab! That knee replacement is brutal - I know from experience! And no, I haven't done any Christmas shopping yet. I only have to get a couple of gifts for friends, and a check goes to Mom. It's pretty easy!
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