We had pumpkin pie for dinner tonight and it was fantastic!

I had a friend who used to order a piece of pumpkin pie when she ordered her meal. She had the pie brought to the table immediately and would enjoy it while the rest of us were starving (and envious!).

A family member tells me that pumpkin pie was a favorite breakfast item for her family.

What a great idea: pumpkin pie as an appetizer or breakfast food!

After my parents had moved into their retirement community, we joined them for a delightful lunch served in the community’s dining room. Poppa gave the server his order of salad, entree and dessert and then added “no vegetables, please.” I gasped and, between spasms of giggles, asked, “Wait, when was no vegetables an option??”

After I got calmed down from my laughter jag and Poppa explained that on that day, he didn’t want to eat those vegetables. He hadn’t given up vegetables forever.

So, we have great choices this holiday season.

• Perhaps we will have pumpkin pie for breakfast or not eat all of our vegetables.
• Maybe we will allow ourselves to enjoy a movie while resting on the couch.
• It might be that we stay in pj’s for a day or leave that troublesome set of Christmas lights in the attic and not fight them this year.
• Maybe we will buy the pies rather than making them “from scratch.”
• Shoot, we might even buy a box of stovetop stuffing.

Don’t make next week a battle of stress. Be thankful that God has never asked us to “do it all.”

Love,

Jill (just one of God’s kids)

P.s. I was just kidding about the stuffing. Ours will be the family recipe!!