It is a true gift to be able to sit around a table and celebrate all that we are thankful for with good food, friends and family. Grace helps gives us a pause to acknowledge that gift.
Do you say grace before meals? We always do when we’re together with my family.
Here’s what we have in our rotation:
“Bless us oh Lord for these thy gifts that we’re about to receive from thy bounty through Christ our Lord, Amen.”
“Good bread, good meat, thank the lord, LET’S EAT.”
Rub a dub dub, thanks for the grub. (my mom doesn’t like that one)
Grace….I knew her well. (that’s what my grandpa used to say)
And then we end each grace with GOD BLESS THE COOK.
Earlier this year, my friend Helen Jane took the 100 day creative challenge (one of the reasons why I love her) where she created a new pre-meal grace (whether written or illustrated) each day for 100 days to add to her family’s modern-day grace repertoire. Her intention was to find some graces that would be suitable around any table, no matter your religion or non-religion! Helen Jane & family are going to be at our Thanksgiving this year. I wonder which one of these we’ll use….perhaps we’ll come up with a new one on the fly.
If you’re looking for a way to shake up your pre-meal grace, hopefully one of these graces makes its way into your festivities this holiday.
Prepare for giggles at the end of this one.
(this one is a good one for all the moms out there!)
This one is my favorite. Thanks for bringing this Buddhist proverb into the mix!
THANK YOU HELEN JANE!
I am thankful for our friendship and your creative brain!
