Thanksgiving 2008

We awoke on Thursday morning to the unusual sound of thunder and throughout the day received badly needed additional precipitation. Because the Hodges had spent the night with friends and Zach slept in, Kim and I enjoyed a quiet morning while we (mostly Kim) prepared our Thanksgiving meal.

This year's sentiments of thankfulness have been muted somewhat by financial problems and terrorism. The world-wide financial crisis of the past few months has created conditions in which many more people than usual are struggling to make ends meet, and even for some Americans to have enough to eat. Multiple, coordinated terrorist attacks that killed in excess of one hundred people in Mumbai, India have also cast a pale over the Thanksgiving spirit this year.

We are truly grateful to have Zach visiting us this week. He scheduled his Eagle Scout Board of Review while he is in town and has now officially earned the rank of Eagle Scout. Please take the opportunity to congratulate him on this notable achievement.

Jayson's wife Celeste has been hospitalized due to complications of pregnancy with twins, who aren't due for almost two months. We're all concerned and praying for the health of Celeste and the twins.

As a tribute and small token of thanks to our military service personnel, I'm including the following photo (entitled "Generations of Valor") that is making the rounds on the email circuit.