giving thanks

Giving thanks, expressing what I am thankful for is quite a new concept for me. Painfully sad, but entirely true.

Growing up, the Thanksgiving holiday involved grown ups arguing over where dinner would be, what time it would be and who was or was not invited. The meal never involved prayer or any words spoken that resembled being thankful for anything at all. As a child I remember Thanksgiving to be one of those holidays I didn't appreciate except that I had a few days off from school and got to play with my cousins. Well, at least the ones that belonged to the aunts and uncles that we were associating with that year.

My lack of appreciation for this holiday evolved into my years of early adult hood and on into my early forties, as my marriage was mirrored in many ways similarly to what I was accustomed to in my childhood.

It wasn't until I was single again and building a new life that I reflected on what was important in life. I developed an appreciation for what I have, what some would call the little things in life. Truly they are the big things and most definitely what matters most. I also began a spiritual journey that began slowly but is increasing with each day.

So in light of this all important holiday, and because I am baring myself to the world in so many ways telling by my stories, I want to share with you what I am thankful for.

Thank you God for your love, forgiveness and guidance through this life.

Thank you for providing me with parents who despite having issues I feel strongly about, apparently did something right in raising me and my siblings as we are all living productive lives.

Thank you for blessing me with my beautiful son and allowing me the experience to be both his mother and his mom.

Thank you for blessing me with two daughters who desperately needed a mom and for giving me the love, wisdom and patience to be the mom they need and deserve.

Thank you for this wonderful man, my mate in life who loves me so completely, without conditions, who accepts me as totally and wholly as I accept him.

Thank you for blessing my entire family with good health and providing our needs and wants.

And finally Thank You for reading my stories, I hope I have brought something meaningful into your lives. Please have a blessed and peaceful holiday.