Happy Thanksgiving

As I lie in bed scrolling through Facebook and enjoying photos of people's Thanksgiving meals, I smile thinking about past meals I have eaten. I remember the pumpkin pie, mashed potatoes, gravy and stuffing! Oh, I would eat and eat until I could eat no more. The hot rolls right out of the oven in which the butter would melt into liquid were amazing and drowning my pumpkin pie in a sea of whipped cream was the best part!

This year, my meal was much like it always has been in recent years--turkey. Just turkey. Everything else is on my list of things my body cannot tolerate. I have been eagerly awaiting this turkey since last year as organic whole turkeys can only be obtained at Thanksgiving.

I have been having significant issues with my pancreas lately. Eating protein leads to major pain, nausea and feeling very sick. I hoped my precious Thanksgiving Day turkey would not cause any illness. Unfortunately, my pancreas issues did not take a holiday today. After eating some turkey, I had to go to bed for the rest of the day. The GI pain, headache and feeling generally unwell made it impossible to do much more than lie on my bed with a cloth over my eyes.

Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day. Hopefully my pancreas will be able to rest and feel better in the morning. I am thankful I am home (and not in the hospital). I continue to pray for Rebecca and Caleb--two young adults very sick and in the hospital this Thanksgiving.

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!