Joan sat on the sofa reflecting on the Thanksgiving Day holiday that she and her children had enjoyed together. Her children and their spouses seemed to enjoy the meal she had prepared, and she couldn’t have been happier in the kitchen with them stirring around in the living room and helping out in the kitchen. Most of all, she delighted in having all of her family at home and at her dinner table one more time. Even though her grandchildren seemed to be a little fidgety at times, she was grateful they sat at the table with their parents, and of course, their grandmother.

At Thanksgiving, she missed her husband most. He always looked forward to Thanksgiving, and he planned family things to do all day long so they could make memories. An advocate of crafting memories in the hearts and minds…