The Wednesday Hodgepodge...

 Thanks to Joyce for today's Hodgepodge questions!  Y'all can join in HERE!

Hodgepodge Questions-Volume 579

1. Talking turkey...are you cooking the turkey this year?  Yes, I am!  Does ham belong on a Thanksgiving day menu? I do ham for Christmas.  When it comes to gravy do you pour it over your whole plate, skip it altogether, or land somewhere in between?  Gravy, on my plate, goes on mashed potatoes, stuffing, and a spill over on the turkey.  Cranberries-homemade or jelled right out of the can?  I love homemade cranberries but Joe liked the jelled from a can, and that is what Anne is bringing.   Do you look forward more to the main course, the savory sides, or the desserts?  What I really look forward to are the leftovers, especially turkey sandwiches.

I know there are at least a couple of bloggers who participate here who live outside the US and won't be celebrating Thanksgiving. If that's you feel free to adapt this question to your December (or any) holiday meal.

2. Holiday movies...tell us your favorite and what it is about the film that makes you love it. Is it the film itself or a memory it stirs?  Holiday movies begin on Thanksgiving with Miricle on 34th Street (the original one) and Planes, Trains, and Automobiles.  After that comes Christmas - Wonderful Life, Christmas Story, Christmas Vacation, any Scrooge movie, and so many more!!

3. A favorite way to give back and help others? My church supports the local Parker Street Ministries (for children).  I always contribute to that effort.

4. Name a place or setting you encountered this month that made you feel grateful.  I can't think of one thing or place.  I truly feel grateful every day. Thank you, Jesus.

5. Knowing what you know today, if you could redo yesterday what would you do differently?  Dare I say drink more water every day to avoid kidney stones? Yes!

6. Spill your own random thought here.  There is so much to be thankful for and I feel blessed beyond measure.  Amen.

Peace and Hugs!

1. We gather together to ask the Lord’s blessing;
   He chastens and hastens His will to make known;
   The wicked oppressing now cease from distressing;
   Sing praises to His Name; He forgets not His own.