Thanksgiving started before I even made it through the front door.

My mother looked down at my work boots, then up at me.

“When are you finally going to stand on your own two feet?”

No hello.

No hug.

Just that.

I had driven five hours to be there.

Five hours in an old pickup truck with a cedar box sitting carefully on the passenger seat beside me…. Continue Reading ⬇️

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