“O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.”
Psalm 136:1
The turkey was tasty and the time spent together priceless!💆🏼♀️ Thanksgiving 2020 is going down in the books as the best yet for our family and I have a few photos to prove it. ✨👏🏻🦃 An extremely busy week almost kept me from posting but I am of the belief “better late than never”! Hopefully, you feel the same.🙈 From a full kitchen filled with festive smells [and lots of dirty dishes] as everyone contributed to the Thanksgiving meal preparation to our annual Leake Family Turkey trot[y’all, I will be the first to admit, our turkey trot is not serious and pretty hilarious to watch😅]! 🏃🏻♀️🏃🏼♂️🥇Then ending the day with our over-the-top Thanksgiving dinner and a massive amount of pie which was all too delicious. I do wish I had gotten a picture of all the pies lined up.🥧 It was quite a sight and I was as stuffed as the turkey by the end! 😉 How good the Lord has been to us and I am so thankful to be able to celebrate His faithfulness with my family this Thanksgiving! The verse that really encouraged my heart the most this Thanksgiving season and really was quite convicting was “In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” 1 Thes 5:18. “No if and or buts about it”, we are told to give thanks in every circumstance for this is the will of God! A continual attitude of gratitude and heart that is filled to overflowing with praise. 😊 So thankful for that reminder! So, without further ado, how about a little peek into our Thanksgiving Day??🙌🏻 Before you leave, let me know how YOUR thanksgiving was in the comment box below!!🧡
“I will praise Thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all Thy marvellous works.”
Psalm 9:1
Please note: Gideon & Grace were present for thanksgiving meal prep I just somehow managed to not get a picture of either of their dishes being prepared! Sorry, Gideon + Grace.🙈😆 I will make it up to you next Holiday post! 😉😘
Lydia and Emmi teamed up and took on the Ice Box Pudding!
My Dad does the homemade stuffing each year and all the guys chip in to help! It was delicious. 😊
Rebekah made a fun little Acorn themed treat! Love how they turned out. Too cute and tasty!! 🧡
🥧✨Ruth’s famous custard pie!!
🍠 Sweet Potato Casserole is Micah’s specialty!! It was FABULOUS!
Mom and Emmi working on my favorite pie… Cranberry Raisin! 😍😍😍
Turkey trot time!!🏃🏼♂️🏃🏻♀️
ABEL was the happy winner of this year’s Turkey Trot! 👏🏻😁
And the meal!! It was a lovely time of eating and sharing thanksgivings together. 🙌🏻😁
🙊 This guy makes the BEST Apple Pie!! He learned from my mom several years ago and it’s become a tradition for him to make one on Thanksgiving!
“The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.”
Psalm 145:8
This was an awesome post! I always need the reminder to give thanks in everything! It makes me think of the other verse that says :”Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.” I remember when someone pointed that out to me and I was conscious of that from then on when I asked God for something. Thanksgiving is thanksliving and it’s the way to be! Thank you for sharing! It is wonderful to have family, the joy of accepting and loving one another and learning to dwell with each other with understanding! May you continue to grow in HIS grace and glory!
Such a blessing to hear from you, Yvonne!! 🧡 Thanksliving… I LOVE that.🥰 Thank you for your encouraging comment!!!
I loved this post, Rachel! It was so much fun seeing your family’s Thanksgiving. We had a special Thanksgiving day here, even though one family member was missing, but we connected with him on the phone, and that made our day complete! Thank you for the reminder to be thankful no matter what!
So glad y’all were able to connect over the phone and enjoy that time “together”!!❤️🤗
Thank you for sharing your Thanksgiving with us, Rachel!! It looks like a wonderful day! Our Thanksgiving was very special as well with lots of scrumptious snacks and good family time. We are so blessed!!
We are so truly blessed beyond measure!!!! 😁🧡 God is good!!
Looks like your had a fabulously fun and incredibly blessed Thanksgiving!!!!!! LOVED all the pictures!!😁👏🏻
Our Thanksgiving was abundantly blessed and so wonderful!! I enjoyed a loooooonnnnnggggg walk with my mom, and then had a blast helping her cook!! And then we enjoyed a meal together 😁😍 and then I whipped up a couple pies and we ate them later that evening!!! 😁👏🏻😋
I’m so glad you had such a fabulous day, Anna!!!! 😍♥️🙌🏻
Thanks for sharing your fun family pictures, Rachel. What a blessing that everyone pitched in to help. The more work and preparation that a person puts into something, the more pleasure is gained. Looks like you all had a wonderful day of praise to God and enjoyment of family.
We did have such a wonderful day!! Thank you, Sheri!☺️🧡
Wow!! I’m late!! 😱😶😮
I LOVED all the pictures!!!!!!!! loved getting a peek at your day!!! those acorn treats look amazing and pies were SO pretty and organized and beautiful!! ☺😊😉😁
Our Thanksgiving was AMAZING!!!!! We had my Mom’s parents over for the day and had a wonderful time playing LOTS of games, talking a lot, laughing at jokes, and eating SO many yummy foods!!! It was a very blessed day!! We all made something for the meal and had a lot of fun!! ☺😊😉😁😀😂🤣🙂🤗🙂
What is y’all’s Turkey Trot??? some kind of race?!? Sounds and looks like lots of fun!! :) :) ;)
Oh, yes, Caroline! I was wondering the same thing! :-)
Your Thanksgiving sounds like such a beautiful time and one you will remember for years to come!!! 😍😍😍 Loved hearing about it, Caroline! Thank you. :) :)
The Turkey Trot is a run/race. Usually, most towns will have a “5K turkey Trot” race. One of my brothers actually participated in our town’s race then came back in time to join us for our family’s! So for fun a few years ago, I started a tradition of having a family turkey trot. Far less than a 5K in distance but we all have such a fun time and quite a few laughs in the process.😃 It’s a tradition I look forward to enjoying for many years to come as our family grows in number, Lord willing!!❤️
What a great family tradition! I love it that you have so many willing participants!!!
Praise the Lord for such a blessed day!! Thank you for hosting the trot! Only wish I could have owned that medal!😅