Tag Archives: Thanksgiving

Is Thanksgiving Disappearing?

Posted on November 19, 2021 by Patti Fralix

I know this is a losing battle. My favorite holiday, Thanksgiving, has almost disappeared, taken over by the commercialization of Christmas. While this has gradually occurred in years past, the degree to which Christmas has supplanted Thanksgiving this year is … Continue reading →

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Thankful for Another Year

Posted on December 3, 2020 by Patti Fralix

Thanksgiving 2020 has come and gone. It was a very different holiday for most of us. Although many elected officials and the CDC warned against travelling, many did so anyway, willing to take the risk to be with loved ones. … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving 2020

Posted on November 25, 2020 by Patti Fralix

We may forget some of our holiday gatherings, but most likely we will all remember Thanksgiving 2020, during our time of COVID. Most of us will gather in much smaller groups this year, heeding the warnings of the CDC and … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving 2019

Posted on December 1, 2019 by Patti Fralix

Another Fralix Thanksgiving is in the history books. The last family members left Saturday. The turkey plates and other Thanksgiving items are packed away, and Mike and I are left with wonderful memories. Our gathering was smaller this year; 45 … Continue reading →

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What Has Happened to Thanksgiving?!

Posted on November 22, 2019 by Patti Fralix

This morning I read one more blog about a home being all decorated for Christmas, and I must ask, why are people decorating earlier and earlier for Christmas? What has happened to Thanksgiving? I have seen the Christmas decorations in … Continue reading →

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Less Stress for More Joy

Posted on November 15, 2019 by Patti Fralix

Summer is finally gone, and football season is going strong. We are in the busiest time of the year. From October through December, holidays abound. Halloween has recently passed, and, Thanksgiving is less than two weeks away! With Christmas, Hanukkah, … Continue reading →

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The Busiest Time of the Year

Posted on October 10, 2019 by Patti Fralix

Hard as it is to believe, the last quarter of 2019 has arrived. Summer passed quickly, and now it is Fall, which seems to have finally arrived in the South. This fourth quarter of the year is full of celebrations. … Continue reading →

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A Life Worth Living

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Patti Fralix

He would have been 96 in December. Although Mike, his oldest son, wanted him to “have a few more months,” his body gave out. He died a peaceful death on September 6, 2019, with his beloved wife of seventeen years, … Continue reading →

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Home Alone

Posted on November 28, 2018 by Patti Fralix

My last blog post was about our wonderful Thanksgiving with 64 family and friends. They all left Friday and Saturday. Sunday was a quiet day. Mike and I went to church, and our pastor’s sermon was on Mary and Martha. … Continue reading →

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Blessed and Thankful

Posted on November 25, 2018 by Patti Fralix

The last of our 64 family and friends who graced our tables and our lives at Thanksgiving this year just departed. I made the comment to some this morning that everyone leaves between yesterday and today and Mike and I … Continue reading →

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