Thanksgiving vs. Christmas

Is Thanksgiving being sidelined for Christmas?  As the marketing of Christmas continues to grow and grow, is Thanksgiving being reduced to a mere blip on the holiday radar?  As soon as Halloween is over, Christmas hits the stores. I realize that most people are very irritated by this change.  I too find it very upsetting, how much marketing is thrown at us. That if we don't buy this and that, our loved ones will never know how much they mean to us. However, I must admit, Christmas is my favorite time of year.  I can't wait to decorate every square inch of my house, bake and create wonderful holiday sentiments, blast the wonderful music and sing like I have a voice!  I secretly started listening to bits and pieces of Christmas music over a week ago!  Then I realized something.  It started changing my outlook.  You see, in celebrating Christmas, the birth of our Savior, I was given a gift that no other can compare.  A gift, that I am so thankful for, words will never be enough.  Which then made me pause and really think of all the things that I am truly thankful for.  So, as I prepare Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow, I'm sure I will find myself drifting off into my Christmas planning mode. Fear not, I am not merely going through the motions of Thanksgiving, because it is in the way of Christmas.  For without Christmas, my list of things to be thankful for, would be considerably smaller!