Breaking The Silence

What a great week we had this past Thanksgiving. I’m tempted to say it was one of my favorite Thanksgivings ever. We didn’t eat turkey and dressing, we didn’t go skiing, we didn’t make it to Estes Park, and one of our kids got the flu…and it was wonderful.

I’m serious. This isn’t some ‘look at the spiritual takeaway’ devotional/inspiration story. It just ended up being one of the more relaxing Thanksgivings we’ve ever had. Coop got so sick on Wednesday morning any hopes we had making a late run to the mountains ended as he threw up in the waiting room of the doctors office. The girls and I sat in the car eating Qdoba. Amazing how many of life’s precious moments happen while eating Qdoba.

Instead of family meltdown and just heading the car back to Topeka, we had a couple of wonderful days of rest, watching movies, playing catch-phrase, watching football, and eating rotisserie chicken. It sufficed for a turkey substitute. Took the girls hiking in Castlewood Canyon. Friday, Coop and I watched the Iron Bowl and despite Alabama beating the Kitty Cats of The Plains, he was feeling well enough to head downtown to catch the Christmas lights of Denver.

Wasn’t what we planned…ended up being much better I think.