The American Magazine columnist, Valerie Schultz, had a wonderful article in the November 22nd online edition. I never know if providing a link is successful, so the article in its entirety follows. Enjoy.

When we are children, we believe that our families will always be the same. Time moves slowly, and we don’t understand that a future awaits in which family members will be born, or die, or marry into other families, or stray, or become estranged. And perhaps no holiday better illustrates a family’s ebb and flow, its metamorphosis and stasis, than Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is a magnet that draws people back into their families, even as polar opposites attract. Gratitude and home go together.  Continue reading →