Thanksgiving Mishaps And The Turkey Is Still Not Done, But I Am Thankful...

Freedom From Want By Norman Rockwell

So, we do not do the traditional Thanksgiving meal very often. It's just the two of us, so sometimes we just try various foods from different countries or we just do whatever we want. This year we decided to smoke a turkey on the grill. It has been hours and hours and hours and the little popper thingy has not popped up yet. It should have finished cooking hours ago, but I am thankful that we have something to cook...

Number One was in charge of preparing his favorite pie. You guessed right, pecan! Unfortunately, he did not use the high altitude recipe, so it overflowed in the oven and filled the house with smoke. We were able to salvage most of the filling and all of the yummy crust. It is the best pecan pie that we have ever eaten. It's not beautiful, but I am thankful for an ugly pie. 

I just turned on the oven to finish cooking the jerky, I mean turkey inside the house. The Hasselback potatoes burned on the bottom side. I didn't think I would have enough time to bake the bread and the pie, (Boy was I wrong) since the pecan pie bakes at a different temperature than bread I could not bake them at the same time.(Bad planning), but I am thankful for the part of the potatoes that were still edible that will tide us over until we can eat and for the hamburger buns that we had on hand to eventually have with our meal.

I gave Princess Abigail a large soup bone for Thanksgiving as a treat to keep her busy while the turkey was cooking outside. She loves smoked meats and runs around like crazy until she gets some. Well, the new has worn off of the bone and all I can hear is the constant clicks of her toes on the floor and I keep tripping over her now that the turkey is baking inside the house. I am thankful for our 17 year old beloved dog being under my feet, the sound of her toes clicking on the floor and her endless energy. 

The smoke has finally cleared. We opened the doors and managed to not set off the smoke alarm. The thingy finally popped up. The turkey is done. We are not hungry anymore. The pie has been decimated. We played many games of Backgammon while we have been waiting and I won ever game. We laughed and laughed about the whole situation. I am thankful for the peace of God which passes all understanding. Philippians 4:6-8

 

6Don’t worry about anything; on the contrary, make your requests known to God by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving. 7 Then God’s shalom, passing all understanding, will keep your hearts and minds safe in union with the Messiah Yeshua. 8 In conclusion, brothers, focus your thoughts on what is true, noble, righteous, pure, lovable or admirable, on some virtue or on something praiseworthy.

Shalom,

Mrs. Smith