Everyone has their favorite vacation. Mine is Christmas Eve. love it. But, alas, Thanksgiving is coming soon, so we must give this special holiday a reasonable time. After all, Thanksgiving seems to be an afterthought between Halloween (did you see all the decorations this year?) and Christmas.

But it must be a very special holiday. It's time to think about all the grateful things in this life. In addition to the obvious things, there are many things I want to thank: family, friends, warm home, great community and Geezer Golf.

Salt and vinegar potato chips.

Veteran. Every one of you. Thank you.

I was 70 a month ago, redefining my definition of the old again.

Start and finish my first marathon.

When the national anthem was played, everyone stood up and took off their hats.

Listen to someone singing the national anthem beautifully.

I am not a turkey.

I have a fairly new iPhone. Like to face to face with my little grandson in Seattle. Oh yes, so are his parents.

Leaving Facebook, so I don’t have to appreciate photos of someone’s dinner. OMG!

Peace in the Middle East. Well, maybe one day.

Burger King’s dollar menu.

The first blizzard of the season

The first blizzard is the last blizzard of the season.

Never buy lottery tickets.

Ring the bell for the Salvation Army. We need more ringtones.

The first hole-in-one in my life this year.

I don’t shop anywhere on Black Friday.

The elastic waistband on my pants. "Please pass the potatoes."

Tape and super glue can fix almost anything.

I have many other things to thank. So please tell me something you want to be thankful for. Please call 319-327-4640 or send an email to jsheda@indytel.com. Oh, by the way, for the record, I haven't even tried a marathon or anything close to a marathon. As for that hole-in-one, maybe next year! Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

John Sheda is the pastor of Living Water Church in Independence. He is a native of Chelsea and an alumnus of South Tama County (class of 1969).

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