[Steve Myers] Well, Thanksgiving is upon us here in the United States, and of course it is a tradition in Canada, as well. And I was wondering, do you have a family tradition when it comes to Thanksgiving? If you don't, you should get one because Thanksgiving should be a meaningful holiday. One of the things we've done in our family over the years is we've had several different traditions. One of our traditions is a little bit unusual. It's the annual Thanksgiving piñata. I've got a picture here of one of our boys getting ready to whack that piñata. It's kind of an odd thing for Thanksgiving, but it sure brings the family together and gives the kids a lot of excitement and a lot of joy and sure thankful for all of the candy and things that come from it. Of course, the other…

[Darris McNeely] The kid's like to knock the stuffing out of the piñata, Steve?

[Steve Myers] It kind of hangs in there with the turkey and the whole thing. Here's my dad. He's enjoying the Packer game, which is of course a tradition in our family as well. Football can be a tradition. But it shouldn't just be that. I think that if you can come up with a family tradition that really adds some meaning to things, get the kids involved, get the family together. Whether it's making gingerbread houses, or whether it's playing in the leaves, having fun together is such an important aspect of what Thanksgiving is about. So, whether you get the whole gang together for a meal, I think the important thing is to have that tradition. And not just whether it's piñatas, or whether it's gingerbread houses, but most of all, it's got to come back to what's most important. You know, what are you most thankful for?

[Darris McNeely] Relationships, people.

[Steve Myers] Absolutely.

[Darris McNeely] When we were growing up, it was a family tradition with our own family that we have had—it's been with our parents and in-laws, everybody getting together. There's an old song that I learned when I was a kid called "Over the River, and Through the Woods to Grandmother's House We Go." When we were going to grandmother's house for Thanksgivings over the years, we would turn that around just a little bit and as we were going down the interstate, we would sing "Over the river and down the interstate, to grandmother's house we go. The car it knows to follow the way." And so it was songs like that, people that were waiting for us at the end of the line, welcoming us around a table, enjoying those relationships, good food, good memories. Those are the things that I think about when it comes to Thanksgiving. This year, we're going to once again be with our families over two days, Steve, Thursday and Friday. Lots of turkey, lots of conversation, but most of all family and good memories. And that to me is what the most important tradition around our American Thanksgiving.

[Steve Myers] I think so, and probably the thing that makes it happen, what brings it all together, it has to bring us back to God. You know, what made all those blessings possible. What made our families possible? What is really what brings it all together? And that's our thankfulness to God. I can't help but think of Psalm 103:2 where it says bless the Lord, and forget not His benefits. So Thanksgiving should bring probably that tradition most importantly to mind. Always remember to thank God for everything because it's a tremendous blessing to have a Creator like we do.

[Darris McNeely] Enjoy your Thanksgiving. That's Beyond Today Daily for this time.