
I know it’s early but since everyone in the free world has been pushing Christmas since before Halloween…I might as well get on with my Thanksgiving thankfulness. I can’t say I am big on this holiday. At least…I’m not keen on its origins. However I do have some very fond memories of family get-togethers. Also, it was just a few days before Thanksgiving in 1997 when I started dating my husband. Anyway I digress….I’ll get on with it.
I’m thankful for my faith. My God is my strength and I’m not sure where I would be without Him.
I’m thankful for my parents. At times they drive me crazy but I know that no matter what, they are there for me. They have worked half their lives to give me everything I need and then some. They are my world and I love them very much.
I’m thankful for my husband. We’ve both grown up together. I’m very thankful for the twelve years I’ve spent with him. I’ll keep praying for another year…and another. He still gives me butterflies and I’m thankful for that.
I'm thankful for my family...close and distant. Family is what matters most.
I’m thankful for trust, patience, forgiveness and love…as well as hope….I could always use a little more.
I’m thankful for my friends, the ones I’ve had for many years as well as new friends. I love you all dearly.
I’m thankful to have a friend that I call sister. We are two peas in a pod and we share a brain.
I’m thankful to have finally met my sister and for Facebook…the tool that helped us find each other. The puzzle is complete and we can heal. I love her like I’ve known her my whole life.
I'm thankful for my hiking buddy and fellow squirrel. We are definitely kindred spirits.
I’m thankful for the doctors, the ones that are going to help me to have a child.
I’m thankful for the chance to be a mother.
I’m thankful to have a job when so many people are out of work.
I’m thankful to have a home, clothes to wear, food to eat, a car to drive.
I’m thankful for the Smokies…the trees…the creeks…the rocks…bears etc. The mountains are my home away from home and I need them like I need air.
I’m thankful for our soldiers.
I’m thankful to live in a country where I have freedoms.
I’m thankful for my sweet furry babies. They take all the stress away and make me smile every day.
I'm thankful for books and coffee...and a thirst for knowledge.
I’m thankful for my health.
I’m thankful for the ability to cope, to deal with things and become stronger from them.
I’m thankful for all the opportunities I have….a chance to go back to school…to learn new things…to see parts of the world. I’m thankful for the lessons I have learned:
- Cherish every moment
- Tell those you love that you love them often because you don’t know when it’ll be the last chance to tell them
- Listen more, speak less
- Watch where you put your feet
- Laugh at yourself
- Leave no trace
- Smile more
- Push yourself
- Finish what you start
- Be more positive
- If you want something go for it
- Don’t wait for tomorrow, live for today.
I’m sure I’ve left something out. I always do. Oh I know!
I’m thankful for four-day holiday weekends!!!