For as long as I can remember, Thanksgiving in our family is about reaching out and sharing.
During our childhood, my parents always reminded the six of us that we could invite anyone that we knew who might not have a place to go and might possibly be spending Thanksgiving alone.
And they meant it.
The Cranston Thanksgiving table always had room for more people. For friends who couldn’t make it home to their families, for people who had no where else to go and for elderly relatives who had paid their dues in preparing Thanksgivings past and now needed … Read More
It’s that time of year in my family.
Time to celebrate the birthdays of my parents who are in their 80’s. My Mom and Dad’s birthdays land on the calendar exactly a week apart so in the last few years my siblings and I have started celebrating their birthdays together in the interest of harmony, world peace and all that is holy.
We know we are blessed to have our parents still with us and we definitely don’t take it for granted. Not for one minute. But sometimes it can be tricky in making sure that each birthday receives the… 
