The holidays are upon us and as we gear up for Thanksgiving, the cornucopia of holidays, we think about how much we love to spend time with family and friends and enjoy wonderful meals together. We remember how blessed we are and how grateful we need to be.

When I think about Thanksgiving I remember all the precious memories I have of this holiday. I remember how my mother labored over the stuffing, how she prepped the turkey for roasting, how she and my father spent hours in the kitchen as we sat salivating over the amazing smells and imagined how good everything was going to taste when it was all done. My father is no longer with us, and my mother is blind now and cannot cook, but I will always have those amazing memories.