Today is the fifth time we have celebrated Thanksgiving without Robert. Saying that out loud seems odd...it seems odd, that he is not here. I will tell you, that man embodied holidays. They were for nothing more than being with family. Watching movies or football and enjoying each others company. He had high expectations....GREAT FOOD and time with us. :)
So today as I reflect on my life and our love, I am relishing in the blessings in my life.
I am a mother. This is by far my favorite thing in the entire world. I am responsible for bringing up an amazing little boy and teaching him all about the world. There is nothing that is more soothing to my soul than to look at him learn something new, or give me a big sloppy hug and kiss. To see his eyes sparkly with joy, fills my heart and I am grateful.
We have a place to live.
I have a job that allows me to provide for us.
We live in the United States of America.
I have a fantastic family...they are awesome---really really awesome. Siblings, parents, aunts, uncles and cousins every last one of them. I know I am lucky beyond belief for that, because there are tons of people out there that never experienced a loving family. That makes me sad to even think that, but I know that there are.
Fabulous Friends--really, the kind of friends that drop everything and come to your aid when you finally ask for help. They know that if you are asking for help--that you really really need it! The kind that even though you don't talk often, you know that you are now and always will be close. My cirlce of friends has morphed the past few years, and I am grateful!
I am grateful to have a best friend whom I have known more years than I care to publish and that we live relatively close again. Her family is an extension of my own, her parents literally have always been a second set of parents and I am grateful.
SO today, I hope that you find a minute to be grateful for something.
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