Holiday Time

I enjoy this time of year because of all the activities. Even in a small town like Pampa, there's a lot of things going on.

On Saturday, I went to the high school's musical, "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers." The cast did a great job! The play almost didn't make it onto the stage, though. A couple of weeks ago, vandals broke into the school and damaged a lot of the sets and some costumes. But the community pulled together to rebuild the sets, and the show went on.

That's the great thing about small towns. Everyone comes together to support school activities ... whether it's high school football or the arts program. Go green and gold! The vandals were caught and will likely be spending their holiday in custody.

We went to church Sunday morning and heard a great Thanksgiving message. Then, that night, I went to the communitywide Thanksgiving service.

It was neat to see so many people and ministers from different churches come together to give thanks. The community choir was awesome. I especially enjoyed the bell choir from the Methodist church. And the sermon was great, too.

The service really put me into the holiday spirit. Now, I'm ready for Thanksgiving and all that good food! And just in time for Thanksgiving, cold weather is expected to arrive. That always makes it feel more like the holidays to me.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!