When Thanksgiving rolled around in 2001, we were still a little shell-shocked from the events of 9/11. Nick and I were still in California and we still weren’t leaving the house without turning on CNN to make sure the world was calm. As we prepared to have dinner at our house so that Nick could depend on left-overs in the fridge, I wrote a Thanksgiving Grace that expressed my feelings.

We’ve just enjoyed Thanksgiving, 2009, and we’re still thankful.