A Reflection on Thankfulness
It was September 15th of this year, and I was shopping at a big-box hardware store. We were getting ready to start fall but officially we were still in summer. To paraphrase Clement C. Moore, I was walking through the store when what did my wondering eyes should appear but a miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer. Yes, you guessed it, this store was already putting out Christmas decorations in the middle of September. To my astonishment, Christmas decorations and décor were going up for sale in summer. ...