Thanksgiving in Poland

We had the blessing of having 14 at our Thanksgiving table this year !!  We had old football players, current Bible study guys, a couple of girlfriends, and even a little brother join our American festivities.  It was a full family affair to get ready for this feast...........

evidence that our kids do help clean !!  (they will kill me if you mention this photo!)

 

 Girls playing with the dough for rolls.....

The boys did the set up......

 THEN our guests arrived !!!!

We talked about the reason for Thanksgiving, how our family celebrates, and shared what we give thanks to God for from this past year of life. 

  

  

 the kids playing with Kaleb's toys.  Jaś is one of the player's little brother.

  

After consuming the feast, the guys thought it would be fun to see how many kilos they had gained, so they got out our bathroom scale !!!!!

 

 As you can see, the ladies chose to refrain from this fascinating experiment.......

Then the football watching began........

 It's always fun to have first-timers................those who have never experienced a Thanksgiving celebration.  It's fun to see this beloved family tradition through the eyes of one who experiences it anew.  As foreigners living here in Poland, we get to experience many Polish customs and traditions, but the Poles around us rarely stop to see their traditions through the eyes of a foreigner.  It can be very eye-opening when you consider the "why and how" of our established traditions.  We pray that our celebration of Thanksgiving points these Poles toward Christ.  Please pray as we follow up on some poignant spiritual conversations that took place this Thanksgiving in our living room.

We are also blessed to have a team of other American families to celebrate our tradition of Thanksgiving with each year.  This year, the feast brought some sweet tastes of home !!!!!