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The college juniors will be home soon, and I'll be

The college juniors will be home soon, and I'll be one thrilled mama to see their handsome mugs around the Thanksgiving table. ⁠
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From our home to yours, Happy Thanksgiving! Wherever you are today, may the food be well prepared and the people well behaved.💛

If that tradition is no longer fun or something yo

If that tradition is no longer fun or something you/your people look forward to, then it's time to ditch it.⁠
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Whatever traditions you embrace this week and month, make sure you're the boss of them, not the other way around. ⁠
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I love traditions because traditions travel with me. I love them because they give landmarks of familiarity in times of change. They're reassuring.⁠
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But when they start to feel more burdensome than reassuring, perhaps it's time to say goodbye.⁠
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Who says you have to do something this year just because you've always done it in past years? Not Martha Stewart, not your mother-in-law, not your well meaning aunt. ⁠
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Seasons change and preferences change. ⁠Adapt with your family's interests.⁠
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What I call a tradition @holleygerth calls a rhythm. Whatever term you prefer, may it serve you well as it affirms your belonging with the people you love!⁠
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#whenchangefindsyou⁠
#whereIbelongWednesday⁠
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This is the time of year when gratitude for what i

This is the time of year when gratitude for what is will be mixed with grief for what isn't.⁠
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This is the time of year when my creative bandwidth must make room for side trips involving holiday happenings. ⁠
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This is the time of year when I bake up a storm because doing so invites a lot of family into my kitchen, even if they can't actually be there.⁠
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This is the time of year when I make Jen's cornbread turkey dressing because it tastes like Thanksgiving to my people and me.⁠
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This is the time of year when the lights flip on just after 4pm, thanks in part to the sizable mountain chain sitting west of here.⁠
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This is the time of year when we have to be extra intentional about letting go of expectations—and extra thankful for the Light that walks with us through the dark.⁠
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