What is it about this time of year that makes me homesick…when I’m home???  The turkey is ready for tomorrow and I have everything that I need to create a Thanksgiving Day feast. My mom used to always make sure that the parade was on the television and we would be so excited to see Santa Claus at the end of it, proclaiming to every child that was watching that Christmas was on the way.

 Home is where your heart is…Home is where you hang your hat…There’s no place like home…When this happens, when my heart yearns for yesterday and yesteryear I find myself straining to hear my children’s laughter or smell the sausage casserole that my Mother always made the day before Thanksgiving. Tears of grateful days gone by visit me today…just for a little while, as I live those days from my life all over again, I guess because once wasn’t enough…because I miss it.  I miss my mom and my sisters. I miss my children running around the kitchen, driving me absolutely crazy as I worked to create their memories of the holidays. The familiar love that filled my heart as a little girl remains full today.  

For now, I’ll tuck this away and get on with today’s mission of bringing yet another Christmas into our home. The tree will be well dressed for the occasion and by this evening I’ll be sitting by the fire, watching the lights chase round the tree.

Life goes on for the lucky ones, lucky and blessed for another Thanksgiving. The world turns and days pass into nights before we slow down enough to see all of the magic and love that gets sprinkled round, like glitter!   “These are the good old days”…a song from years ago told me. The older I get the more that I know that it’s true.  These are the good old days… Yesterday was wonderful and so is today. I have plenty to do, my hands will be busy this day and next, I am warm and loved and happy. Next year’s memories will be full of what I choose to do today and tomorrow. So I need to get cracking!  Laugh and Love! Let’s do that!

So, yes, though I am missing my babies and theirs this morning, I am so happy here. I have everything that I need and more than I ever imagined.  It is home. I am home. And my heart can live in more than one place.  I send my love to those of you that are missing loved ones. May your memories of joy and love sustain you today.

Happy Day before Thanksgiving.