The Infused Life with God

Originally published here - Vibrant Faith Articles

The time from Thanksgiving through the end of the year is always so full. Yes, busy, but also just full—rich for the time we spend with family, and big, rich meals too. We focus on preparing to welcome others, and we reflect on the year coming to an end. This year our Thanksgiving gathering was small—just my parents, my siblings, and their spouses, my youngest daughter, and a couple we’ve designated as chosen siblings who join us for holidays and other big moments in life. It was a small group compared to other non-Covid years, but as our family grows, our children (mine, my sister’s, and my sister-in-law’s) switch off between coming home and joining their partner’s families. It made for an intimate gathering, even if bittersweet for the absence of those missing.

We talked a lot about when the kids were little. We shared stories of our years growing up—Thanksgivings with only our immediate family, especially when we kids were sick, and even a journey to California one year to be with extended family on my dad’s side. So many memories. We took pictures of the “growing wall.” It’s a wall in my parents’ house with marks that chronicle our heights from birth to full-grown. And when my son and his wife brought my grandson over on Friday, another generation joined the wall...
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