If you find yourself traveling down East Trinity Street, you’ll find yourself in front of road closed signs; that is because, on Wednesday, November 23, the City of Madisonville, in association with TxDot, has closed the road for the foreseeable future.

We always look forward to this time of year with the trees changing color and the cooler weather, phone calls to see who will be able to be there and who won’t. Yes, we are planning a Thanksgiving meal with all the trimmings and we are also looking forward to being with family and hanging out with the grandkids. It has been a tradition in our family for as long as I can remember. On several of those occasions, right in the middle of the meal one of the cooks (my wife, daughter, daughter in law,) would suddenly jump up from the table and dart to the kitchen and come back with another dish. They would say, “I almost forgot the congealed salad” (we call it green stuff) or our favorite rolls or some other dish. If we are not careful in our fast paced culture we may forget or omit God in our celebrating. God has no problem with us enjoying a good meal and family fellowship, (Deuteronomy 26:9-11, Joel 2:26) but I think He wants us to realize where it came from and be thankful, (Psalm 50:14,100:4,116:17). I also realize some years are harder than others and some people and families are going through difficult times (Ecclesiastes 7:14). Let’s pray for them and help them if we can. Enjoy the holiday and not forget to thank God for all His goodness toward us.

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