Hallelujah!!!!! There is now a TV show that my entire family can enjoy together. Not since "Friday Night Lights" have we had a show that we could all gather in the den and watch and genuinely enjoy together. I have tried, on occasion, to get my 4 boys into one of "my programs." My husband does try to sit and watch "the girly" shows with me, just to be nice, but I can tell when he is about to throw in the towel. Last week during "said girly show" he actually got up and went to iron his clothes for the following day. Dead giveaway when he would rather iron than watch "my show."
There are so many reasons to love "Duck Dynasty." You have to actually sit and watch several episodes to really get the "Duck Dynasty fever." But when you do, WATCH OUT, because you will find yourself watching and waiting for the next DD marathon. It's one of those rare shows that is funny, pure, feels good, and sometimes, seems all too familiar, at our house. These people all feel totally comfortable in their own skin and it shows. They are thankful for their "redneck roots." Things like family, religion, eating what you hunt, morals, forgiveness, and laughing are all in a day's work. They don't apologize for their way of life, and it almost makes you yearn for the simpleness of it.........and then you realize that this is a "reality show" and some of it is staged and some is not. Never the less, the concept is unbelievably inviting. Seeing a grandfather take his grandchildren hunting and fishing and sortof weaving the wisdom of life into these times are what make this show special. Phil isn't afraid to talk about the "birds and the bees" with his grandchildren, although he does it in a way that is so appropriate and refreshing. They respect nature, they respect guns and what they can do, they respect their wives and daughters, and they respect each other. There's no bashing of either political party, there's no discussion of anyone's sexual preference, there's nobody sleeping around with someone else's wife, or anything that gets one's feathers ruffled. What it does focus on is hard work, family love and very funny stories.
When someone asks me what I am thankful for I immediately go to the biggies. I try to never take my good health for granted. Free country, family, all of the things that are the things we are most grateful for. There are also things that don't really fit into the "first tier" of blessings, although they are huge in our everyday lives. These are the things that almost on a daily basis you smile to yourself and think "I love that." But it might not register on the list of biggies right here at Thanksgiving. So today I'm gonna give the "Second Tier" of "Thankfuls" a "Shout Out"....... Those things that warm my heart and make me smile.
I'm thankful for: High School boys who "step up" to encourage the younger guys. I'm thankful for unexpected texts from my college student. I'm thankful for brothers who aren't too cool to engage in an all out snuggle fest. I'm thankful for the three women at Battle Page Insurance who make my husband's work day a little more bearable. I'm thankful for Tuesday Bible studies with my parents and sister. I'm thankful that God invented music and the Brentwood Baptist Choir. I'm thankful for the kids who totally make my day when they seem glad to see me and give me a hug. I'm thankful for belly laughs with my sisters. I'm thankful for much needed glasses of wine and dinners with my husband. I'm thankful that I can talk politics with people who disagree with me and we still love each other. I'm thankful for trips to the grocery store where you run into so many of your friends. I'm thankful for melatonin to help me sleep better and good coffee to wake me up. I could go on and on but suffice it to say, that when you get to this age it's the little things that totally brighten your day and make you sit back and take notice.
So here's to "Second Tier" blessings and Duck Dynasty.......Happy Thanksgiving!!!! That's my Story and I'm stickin to it.
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