I am grateful for: friday family dinner

We have a tradition in our family. Every Friday night eh family get together. Whether it with immediate family, extended family or close friends who are just about family, we get together for Friday night dinner. In our home, in our family we call this the Shabbat. For us, it is a time to relax, reflect, eat, drink, connect and unwind the week together.

We don’t have many family traditions… maybe only a few. But this is certainly one that has been going on for years. I remember the Friday night dinners at my grandmother’s house. Especially on the one occasion where she served off mushroom soup… “ahh the soup.. the soup it off!”, she said. I still remember that Friday night family meal.

It is a tradition I take pride in. A tradition that I look forward to. If there is one night I am going to cook a three-course meal it is Friday night. It is the one night I know I don’t have to cook when we go to my mother’s place.

Friday Shabbat family dinner is a time and a tradition I only hope my children will continue on with their families and their families to come. And to see my little girl smile when she gets to eat the challah and light the candles with mummy…. bliss.

 

What are your family traditions?

What are you grateful for this week?

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