Ode to Thanksgiving

I feel more and more like Thanksgiving is the forgotten holiday. It seems like Christmas decorations are coming out earlier and earlier. I LOVE Thanksgiving, and I feel bad that it has gotten the shaft. I love the food, and I love that Thanksgiving is centered around the food. How many holidays can you say that. I also love the fact that I can use it to teach my kids about being thankful and appreciative for everything that we have. My dad and his wife actually have started volunteering every year at a homeless shelter, they take my little brother also, he is 7. I think that is a great idea. I am glad that we are able to provide for our children, but I also want them to grow up and realize that they have it pretty good. I don't want them to feel entitled, and I want them to realize that we should be thankful to God for all he has provided us!!