Sharing Is Caring -- Helping Others With Thanksgiving quickly approaching, I am reminded of times when my family helped others. Mom shared our food several times, especially during the holidays. In one town, we lived next to an elderly woman who lived alone. Mom dished up a plate of food for her every time we had a special meal. Sharing was a family tradition. Grandpa shared vast amounts of veggies from his enormous gardens. He even gave food to the town school so the kids would have fresh veggies in their lunches! My aunt continues the tradition by sharing goodies from her garden. Not all of our gifts are food-related. Our family has a long history of sharing handmade things, such as knitted, crocheted, embroidered, and sewn items. Crocheting and giving prayer shawls to churches and cancer centers is one way that Mom helps people. Almost all the lovely shawls go to people whom Mom will never meet or hear a "thank you" from. But she still makes them while saying a prayer f
