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A Season of Thanksgiving with Texas Artist Laurie Pace

   © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2020 A Season of Thanks | Life After Sixty  by  Texas Artist Laurie Pace  Visit Ellepace.com to see available artwork.   “Eucharisteo—thanksgiving—always precedes the miracle.” ― Ann  Voskamp Terry and I were sitting here tonight talking about Thanksgiving memories together.  We both grew up in common households about a mile from each other... Family gatherings were the main stay, along with great food, laughter and love.  My mom went the over the limit with thick linen table cloths, fresh flowers, a huge menu of German delights and pies of every flavor. Between my two brothers and Terry and me, our children and later grandchildren, the numbers grew each year!  Do you have great memories of Thanksgiving? What did your family do or how did you celebrate it?  This year will be different... our family is not gathering. We are all staying home. Terry and I stayed pretty well quarantined for the last 10 da
PIGS Contemporary Art Daily Painting PIGS by Laurie Justus Pace SOLD Contact me for Commission Work. There are only two weeks left to order something to be dry and shipped by Christmas! Large or small, just send an email: Laurie Just a thought to post my pigges the day before Thanksgiving. Keep in mind, EVERYTHING IN MODERATION, including eating tomorrow. For those of you cooking, like me, I challenge you to load it with love and presentation at the table. We will have Stacey and Larry, and Justin and Jan for dinner. Morgan has to work all day as does Terry. But Terry will be home by 3:30 and Morgan has to work until eleven tomorrow night. They have over 900 reservations at the restaurant he works at. That is a HUGE amount. Give thanks today as you begin your preparations. Everything in your sight and beyond is from Him. Bask in the delight of His love as you make those pies. Enjoy this quiet time alone to nourish and replenish your spirit to prepare for the bustle of tomorrow.