Random Thoughts on Thanksgiving Day

• I cooked the Thanksgiving turkey for the first time ever.  I brined it for 16 hours.  Moist, juicy, but too salty.  Next time will brine for half the time.
• Had less people than before at the house.  Just me, Deb, the girls, Michael and Courtney and Trevor.  Nice atmosphere enhancer:  Nat King Cole :)
• Our Pastors, including Pastor Craig from Norfolk, met yesterday for our annual time to plan out the upcoming year preaching schedule.  I am always amazed at how the Holy Spirit leads this and brings the Word 'in season', though we planned it a year back.  BTW, God is NOT against planning ahead, just planning ahead without Him!!
• Just for the record.......Alabama and LSU are going to meet again for the National title.  This rivalry reminds me of Frazier/Ali in its intensity.  
• LSU will win again.
• I have never been a Johnny Cash fan, though I loved the movie Walk The Line.  But I saw the video to the song he released 3 months before his death and it blew me away.  It's like he knew this was his final song and the feeling he sings with......wow.  
• Here are a few of the lyrics:                                                                                             

What have I become

My sweetest friend

Everyone I know 

goes away 

In the end 

And you could have it all 

My empire of dirt 

• The imagery of the video is stunning:  Shots of Cash with his wife June when they were young, Cash visiting his childhood home, shots of the Cash museum, now shut down, shots of the Cross and Christ's suffering, all intertwined with him singing as an old man about to face death.  He did come to the Lord in his later years, but was filled with regret for the pain he had caused so many.  Take a few minutes out of your day to let this song soak in,  I seriously cant get it out of my head!

Grace,

PB

 

Comments

[Sheryl Braun]

This is a little late, but I'm just now catching up on your blog ;) The amount of time your turkey soaked in the brine is fine, it probably just wasn't rinsed enough. Just rinse the bird like crazy next time, under all the skin too. It will turn out great!

[Thomas Guidy]

Some can miss the point of the way Cash " expressed " his version of this song. ... The empire of dirt would be pills, alcohol, heroin, cocaine, and generally stuff that doesn't pass into eternity ; ). ...

I still love to stop by your blogs when I can PB. ... Nobody can spin life stuff to make you see how God is in it like you can brother ! Your writing in your blog years ago inspired me to be the seasoned writer that I am today.

I've been healed of dyslexia and a learning disability, and now I write beautifully!

Thanks Bobby!

[Janine]

Wow, depressing video. Don't really know what to say. Yipes.

[Brian Hassett]

We all know LSU is going to lose to alabama.
Blessings!

[Dave]

I think Johnny Cash's cover of Hurt is awesome. It's rare that a cover will be as good or better than the original, and also bring a different feel and dimension to the song. Another good example is Frank Sinatra's cover of "yesterday" by The Beatles. To me it's much more meaningful because of the somber tone. With Cash's cover he brings a deeper sense of regret than the NIN version.

[Dave Bixler]

PB,
Great that you did your first T. I usually do one every year but not this year. We spent our Thanksgiving with my mother, Deb's sister in Montgomery then went to Atlanta with our daughter. Had a great Thanksgiving holiday & weekend.

[Julie G Royer]

Happy Thanksgiving to our wonderful friends from the south! Merry Christmas too!! Yesterday John & I had the honor of spending the afternoon volunteering at a Thanksgiving Dinner that Lowe's sponsored along with the USO for North & South Carolina Military families. (Around 400 people)It was a beautiful day and we spent the day greeting the families in the parking lot. What a sweet day to be able to express our gratefulness to each of the families for their service to our country. So if one can't be with your own family I can't think of a better way to spend the day serving those who serve every day! It was a very BLESSED day! God Bless! Julie & John