New Things: Saying goodbye to my grandmother, Gatlinburg Thanksgiving, Dixie Stampede, Auburn losing Iron Bowl, Senioritis (not new just exasperated)
I've decided to take a break from my already procrastinated papers to speak out on a huge annoyance of mine... Black Friday!!! Those greedy Americans trying to pocket the best deals before Christmas and those greedy businesses selling their lives for a few bucks. Talk about a waste of time and money.
I just enjoyed a wonderful weekend in the Smokey Mountains where rest, food and football brought the family closer together. There was no rushing out as early as possible the next morning, elbowing complete strangers as I dart for some shiny object that is worthless to me in about 5 minutes. We did things that right way, where we overstuffed our bellies, went to different rooms to take naps and woke up cranky ready for pumpkin pie.
Okay okay so really I have never liked Black Friday! It seems odd to me that we talk about the things we are thankful for right before we go out and buy a bunch of things because we were not satisfied with what we already had. It sounds like we are not as thankful as we let on. However, after reading an article about the death of a man at Target on black Friday, I've decided I'm boycotting anything black or Friday! The article says that the other shoppers stepped over the man as they went on their business. Now granted they may not have known he was dying; however, It's been awhile since I've shopped on black Friday but I feel like it still might be odd you have to step over a man to get to the shelves. My greatest condolences go to this man's family. I've recently lost an uncle and grandmother this semester and have been blessed to have the time to reflect on their lives before they passed away. I have also been blessed to be granted the opportunity to go to Kenya and see the things that truly do matter. This has been a time of Thanksgiving for me that I have taken for granted in the past.
Be thankful and satisfied with what you have. Be giving and good stewards with what God's given you. Desire nothing but the goodness of God. Punch Black Friday in the Face!!
