{"id":83,"date":"2022-11-11T02:54:30","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T02:54:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.teresawells.com\/news\/?p=83"},"modified":"2022-11-11T02:54:30","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T02:54:30","slug":"thanksgiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teresawells.com\/news\/2022\/11\/11\/thanksgiving\/","title":{"rendered":"Thanksgiving"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teresawells.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.teresawells.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1.png 940w, https:\/\/www.teresawells.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/www.teresawells.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1-768x644.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am always ready for Thanksgiving. It&#8217;s a great excuse to halt everything and gather with loved ones. This year I&#8217;m thanking the Lord for my family, my friends, and for His daily provision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But I won&#8217;t lie, Thanksgiving cooking is a little stressful. I mean, come on. The sheer number of fancy side dishes boggles the mind and totally messes with the diet. But when else will we have an excuse to cook\/consume such rich, fancy foods?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">At my house, everybody brings a dish (or three) to add to the table. As the hostess this year, I&#8217;m not sure what I will prepare, besides the turkey and cornbread dressing (a staple in any Southerner&#8217;s celebration). We mostly have the same menu every year:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Turkey<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dressing <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Macaroni and Cheese<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mashed potatoes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Green Bean Casserole<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Broccoli Rice Casserole<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sweet Potato Casserole<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Squash Casserole (see any themes here?)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rolls<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Relishes, such as pickles, olives, pickled okra (Southern), and hot mix if you are a proper Wells<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cranberry sauce (jellied, from a can; it&#8217;s not Thanksgiving if the cranberry sauce isn&#8217;t served in uniform slices)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Salad of some sort; a guilt offering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pies: pumpkin, gluten-free apple, and any other delightful flavor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Surely I have left out some scrumptious delicacy. But this is enough to form a picture in your mind of rich food overflowing counters and tabletops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While I am so thankful for the bounty of food, I&#8217;m triple thankful for the simple act of gathering. Because who doesn&#8217;t remember that not so long ago, in-person celebrations wreaked havoc, physically, mentally, or emotionally? I&#8217;m so thankful for hugs, for clasped hands around the table, and for having my people in close proximity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What are you thankful for this year?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Happy Thanksgiving!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teresawells.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/576B2D66-3BA6-4EB4-9553-E997CC951580.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-87\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.teresawells.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/576B2D66-3BA6-4EB4-9553-E997CC951580.png 940w, https:\/\/www.teresawells.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/576B2D66-3BA6-4EB4-9553-E997CC951580-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/www.teresawells.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/576B2D66-3BA6-4EB4-9553-E997CC951580-768x644.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am always ready for Thanksgiving. It&#8217;s a great excuse to halt everything and gather with loved ones. This year I&#8217;m thanking the Lord for my family, my friends, and for His daily provision. But I won&#8217;t lie, Thanksgiving cooking is a little stressful. I mean, come on. The sheer number of fancy side dishes &#8230; <a title=\"Thanksgiving\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.teresawells.com\/news\/2022\/11\/11\/thanksgiving\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Thanksgiving\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-book-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.teresawells.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.teresawells.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.teresawells.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.teresawells.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.teresawells.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.teresawells.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89,"href":"https:\/\/www.teresawells.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83\/revisions\/89"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.teresawells.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.teresawells.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.teresawells.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}