Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. I woke up early and had some quiet time…a cup of coffee…a little maintenance work on my book business… And it was still early. Not even 8 o’clock! My favourite kind of day stretched ahead of me – yummy smelling candles, a fire in the fireplace, the first Christmas music…spending time in the kitchen making rolls and pumpkin pies and key lime pie.
Which should I do first? I surveyed my domain…and then it hit me! I used up the last of my sugar yesterday.
Rats!
I wandered over to the window and looked out into the bleak, foggy morning. It was a perfect day to be snug and warm in the house, baking and listening to music. I did not want to go to the grocery store!
But Thanksgiving is coming; I had no choice.
Then it struck me. Thanksgiving! A time to give thanks! I was wearing a warm jacket as I left my cute, cozy house. I was climbing into my nice clean car, that always starts. (In my life I have owned cars that did not always start.)
I would drive a few blocks to the grocery store, and it would be no effort to pull out $3 and buy a bag of sugar.
Not everyone in the world is so blessed.
Not everyone in my town is so blessed.
Thank you Lord.
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Welcome! My name is Andrena Paladini and this is a blog about family and love and faith and fun. I call it Paladini Potpie because a potpie is like an adventure in a crust. You never know what might come up, but it’s always going to be good!
Think of the best potpie you’ve ever eaten…hot flaky crust holding a rich savory sauce and all kinds of pieces of meat and vegetables…and who knows what?
As a family, we’ve chosen to live within the parameters of God’s love and protection. This is the crust of our Paladini Potpie. The crust never changes. Within this crust, the savory sauce of family love binds it all together. That is also fairly constant. But beyond the crust and the sauce we can add just about anything!
Good ideas come our way and we’ve adopted and adapted them to add to what John calls our treasure box of memories. These stories and ideas from John’s treasure box of memories are the ingredients I’m putting into our Paladini Potpie.
(Okay, so this ridiculous mixing of metaphors about treasure boxes and potpies is exactly what I’m talking about. Silly and ungrammatically correct. But both illustrations work… so we’ll mix them together and it’ll be just fine!)
John and I have been married for 30 years. Our children have wonderfully doubled in number since David married Amanda, Monica married Dan, and Matthew married Sarah.
And the newest little treats that have been added to our potpie are six adorable grandchildren - Ethan, Angelina, Nathan, Audrey, Maleia and Caleb!
I hope you’ll subscribe to my Paladini Potpie blog, and keep up with all the fun new ingredients I add. Hopefully you’ll enjoy our stories and ideas, and find something you’ll want to put into your own potpie! Bon appétit!
Paladini Potpie 
November 23, 2011 at 11:02 am
Words well spoken. We forget to be so thankful for all the things we have.
November 23, 2011 at 2:48 pm
You are right… sometimes I forget to be thankful too. Thank you for the gentle reminder! Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!