Just around the corner,
There’s a rainbow in the sky.
So let’s have another cup o’ coffee,
And let’s have another piece of pie.”
–Irving Berlin
Mercy me, Pard! Looks like yuh ate the whole turkey and most of the dressin’. Feelin’ poorly towards yur hoss this mornin’. What’s that? It wasn’t the turkey, it was the pie. Well, I reckon I can understand that. Whoopee, but wasn’t it wonderful at the camp. The weather mostly was cooperative, and fellowship grand, and the food superb, especially that Thanksgiving dinner. Yuh know, Pard, it makes me thankful that we live in a country that has time set on the calendar to celebrate a day of thankfulness.
Oh, don’t let me forget the coffee, yur cup is there on the table. Ahhh, good coffee, tryin’ something new, Lavazza Super Crema an’ I crunched up the beans this mornin’. Smell it ‘fore yuh go slurpin’ it. Mighty fine, mighty fine…
Now, as I was a-sayin’, sittin’ ’round the campfire, drinkin’ plenty of coffee I was ponderin’ from time to time the idea of bein’ thankful. My, there is so much, and we don’t think of half the things we should be thankin’ the Lord for. Just think, we should be thankin’ Him for this gadget I used to grind the beans, and the pot I brewed it in, and the cup yur a-holdin’, plus the delcious brew itself. When we get to thinkin’ rightly, we get to thankin’ rightly and more often.
I don’t want to be spoilin’ yur sippin’, but I saw where there are some fools, not ignorant, but downright moronic folk who think…no they don’t think, they say that Thanksgiving is racist. One snip was sayin’ that it was the day that the Europeans started the conquerin’ of the Indians. Yuh know, she should be thankful for the Europeans or she wouldn’t be here, livin’ in this country, and able to be spoutin’ her poor measly mouth off. Yes, there were problems and wrong-doin’s by all parties, but there was so much happenin’ in the providence of God. Just think, and be thankful, for all the millions that have come to know the Lord either directly or indirectly from those few that took a bold step in pioneerin’ this country. Let’s drink another cup of coffee to them, I won’t be feedin’ yuh no more pie for a while.
We’re headin’ into the wonderful month of December that will close out the year, but also brings us to an invitation to be celebratin’ the birth of our Lord and Savior. Be thankin’ the Lord, not only for the Savior, but also that we take time to recognize the miraculous birth. Ahh, so much to take in, so much to be thankful for. Why, Pard, I’m thankful that yuh showed up today, an’ didn’t forget to check yur cinch. Why with those Thanksgivin’ pounds added yur saddle for shore would’ve slipped.
Vaya con Dios.