By Annette Cole Mastron,
Communications Director for Southern
Writers Magazine
In a week, most families
in America will gather with their friends and family to enjoy time together
over traditions both new/old and a bevy of food. My idea is to use your talents and write a story to share
with your guests. Print a copy for each guest to take home. You could wrap it
up as a take home goodie bag for each guest.
Ideas for stories abound.
Y’all are authors and creative. Here are a few suggestions for stories:
-Write out your
Thanksgiving recipes and share the stories as to how the dishes became part of
this Thanksgiving menu.
-Write a Thanksgiving
memory you share with each guest. You might want to enclose pictures. It could
be a family Thanksgiving memory that perhaps younger members gathered may not
know and will remember.
-Write a prayer of
Thanksgiving and list uplifting Scriptures about blessings and gratitude. You
can print a copy and give it to each of your guests.
In researching this blog,
I came across a Spoon University article by Melissa Fisch at Duke University,
“Our Funniest, Weirdest, Most Memorable Thanksgiving Stories.” The article may
help jog your memories.
Pick up your pen and get
started. Yes, I know we are all busy preparing for the big day but you CAN do
this!
Have fun, laugh out loud and enjoy the writing process. You have a week
to delight your Thanksgiving guests with YOUR stories on Thanksgiving Day. Happy ThanksGiving, Y'all!
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