We moved from the Midwest to Arizona a couple of years ago, so celebrating Thanksgiving means it’s just my husband and I and our two adult sons. Sometimes a few relatives would be passing through our corner of the world and join us for the celebration, otherwise, holidays are pretty quiet at our house.

I work at a local university and spoke with one of my international students, who is from Nepal. He is a first semester freshman, pretty stressed out by this time in the semester and far away from home. I decided to invite him to our Thanksgiving celebration. I hope he comes and we will extend the warmth of the season beyond our small family.

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!