I have never missed a Thanksgiving celebration. I have always remembered the holiday as one celebrated with family — often my family with my mom’s side of the family getting together for a Burmese-American Thanksgiving fusion dinner. Even when I was in college in San Diego, I remember sometimes going with the youth group I worked with on Thanksgiving day to serve food at the local shelters — but by the afternoon, I was driving up two hours to be at Thanksgiving dinner.
But then, when I moved to Canada in 2006, things changed. Not only was the last Thursday of November a full day of classes, Thanksgiving in Canada was celebrated a month and a half earlier. A few friends and I decided to still celebrate American Thanksgiving — in Canada.
The next year, of course, we did the same. This year, I have moved again — this time with my bride and to England. Though the number of Americans here are far fewer, we still celebrated God’s goodness!
What I think is very special for me is the fact that Thanksgiving is a time of family. And, as I have lived away from home for many years, I appreciate the fact that God has given me surrogate families wherever I have gone. I am truly thankful for God’s blessings.
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Tags: Canada, Relationships, United Kingdom, USA
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wow. that’s an awesome turkey.
and some pretty hot ramekins.and yah, you’re family.
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oh my gosh that turkey is definitely from america. it’s HUGE.







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