Thanksgiving Day

My sister manages two ministry oriented resale shops and it has become a tradition for some of us to go browse around the shops after we eat our Thanksgiving meal at her house. Last year my nephew beat me to the Thing One and Thing Two dolls. This year he found a Thing Two t-shirt that he tried to pawn off on me but it was just a little snug so I ended up not taking it.

We did not find much of anything this year (but we all still have fun looking around and acting silly). My nephew did end up with a pair of stylish bowling shoes. I am most certainly not jealous of this find....


I bought several old books, among them Volume Two and Three of Systematic Theology by Augustus Hopkins Strong, D. D., LL. D, published in 1909. No, I am not going to be taking up any serious study of theology. I bought these older books planning to use them as background papers for collages but now I'm thinking the pages are too old and brittle for me to use. I think they are old enough that I can copy them without violating copyright laws, but I will have to research that to be sure.

Anyway, there were a few notes made in the books, which belonged to a Rev. R.T. Harris.

I love finding notes in old books, especially when they are as charming and witty as this one. Reverend Harris' handwriting leaves a little to be desired so I typed in his cryptic observation...

Day 22: Thankful for safety on the road.

November 1st? Uh.....

I'm venturing out a little more into the open with this NaBloWriMo project, not writing so much in private. But don't worry, I will try to remember to wash my hands afterwards. November 1st already, and I don't have much of anything to say!

I also joined the 30 Days of Thanks group, so I will be posting something each day I am thankful for. I am a grateful person, but I often have trouble expressing specifically the things I am grateful for. Maybe I will improve as the month wears on.

So, today, on day one of 30 Days of Thanks, I'm thankful for the progress my son is making.