Helping others on Thanksgiving

Helping others on this Thanksgiving means so much to me and I'm truly thankful for everything that I have in life. Edith and I have tried from time to time to help others. Some years we give really big and other we just try to give if we can.

With the Father & Child program at our local YMCA, Freya and I have helped out at Mission Arlington with the sorting of can goods. We missed that this year, but we made it a point to help with the delivery of Turkey Baskets and Hot Meal plates this morning.

To see the families first hand and make sure they have something to eat on Thanksgiving touches my heart. Today volunteers came to assist 20,000 people with meals today in Arlington alone. Sadly that is only the people that know about the program and have asked for help as well.

Trucks, Vans, and all types of SUVs came out to volunteer at making food runs to various locations today. One family waiting to get registered said that they drove in from Lubbock to do this today.

I don't think I'll ever think of Thanksgiving the same way again. I'm so thankful to have my family and I think we might have started a new tradition for Thanksgiving mornings now and will look forward to helping others out for years to come.