The Giving of thanks
Until I was six years old I had what would be called the perfect family. I had a mom and dad, brothers, and a sister. I also had lots of aunts, uncles, and one set of grandparents.
Once my parents got divorced I did not stop loving my family. I spent Thanksgivings with my grandparents, my mom, and my uncle who lived up North. Thanksgiving may have been spent in different homes from year to year after the divorce but that kept my love for my family alive.
When I moved out on my own things changed yet again in my life. The first year on my own I spent with one of my brothers. But after that I did not celebrate a Thanksgiving again with any of my family. Trying to travel cost money, so I worked on creating my own traditions ever since that last year with my family.
Then I met the guy who became my husband. Ever since then my traditions have included him in all my Thanksgiving planning. We have done a lot of fun stuff over the years. We have had dinner out, planned whether or not to buy a Christmas tree, and spent lots of fun times with his family eating great food. This will be the sixteenth year we will both eat with his family for Thanksgiving dinner.
Today I have a long list of things I can be grateful for on Thanksgiving.
--- Tom, my husband
--- My mom
--- My dad
--- My brothers David, Steve, and Tim
--- My sister Debbie
--- My nieces and nephews on both sides of Tom’s and my family
--- Tom’s mom
--- Tom’s brothers and sisters
--- Having a home to live in
--- Being as healthy as anyone can be
--- My church family
--- For God
--- For all the animals that have been and are blessed to be apart of my life
This includes our four cats, the two ball pythons, the one blue tongue skink, and our one iguana, and yes, even a couple of outdoor cats too
The list could go on but I think that the thing I am most thankful for these past 18 years are my guide dogs. Hindi my first dog is no longer with us on this earth. Tomorrow will not only be Thanksgiving Day, but it will also be nine years to the day that I received my second guide dog Sunset. She was a light in my life especially since just three weeks before getting her I had the horrible task of having to say goodbye to my first guide Hindi. Sunset had to retire last year for several reasons so I now have my third guide dog in my life, Tennyson. Sunset now lives with us as a pet and I would have it no other way.
So, tomorrow no matter what find something to be thankful for. Even if it is just being alive. Cause yes, being alive is definitely worth being thankful for.
This is a home game entry for LJ idol, therealljidol. This week is a free topic for anyone to join in on. The topic is "The Giving of Thanks". You can go to the link below to read all the entries submitted. There will be no voting this week.
Here is the link that I almost forgot to put in.
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Once my parents got divorced I did not stop loving my family. I spent Thanksgivings with my grandparents, my mom, and my uncle who lived up North. Thanksgiving may have been spent in different homes from year to year after the divorce but that kept my love for my family alive.
When I moved out on my own things changed yet again in my life. The first year on my own I spent with one of my brothers. But after that I did not celebrate a Thanksgiving again with any of my family. Trying to travel cost money, so I worked on creating my own traditions ever since that last year with my family.
Then I met the guy who became my husband. Ever since then my traditions have included him in all my Thanksgiving planning. We have done a lot of fun stuff over the years. We have had dinner out, planned whether or not to buy a Christmas tree, and spent lots of fun times with his family eating great food. This will be the sixteenth year we will both eat with his family for Thanksgiving dinner.
Today I have a long list of things I can be grateful for on Thanksgiving.
--- Tom, my husband
--- My mom
--- My dad
--- My brothers David, Steve, and Tim
--- My sister Debbie
--- My nieces and nephews on both sides of Tom’s and my family
--- Tom’s mom
--- Tom’s brothers and sisters
--- Having a home to live in
--- Being as healthy as anyone can be
--- My church family
--- For God
--- For all the animals that have been and are blessed to be apart of my life
This includes our four cats, the two ball pythons, the one blue tongue skink, and our one iguana, and yes, even a couple of outdoor cats too
The list could go on but I think that the thing I am most thankful for these past 18 years are my guide dogs. Hindi my first dog is no longer with us on this earth. Tomorrow will not only be Thanksgiving Day, but it will also be nine years to the day that I received my second guide dog Sunset. She was a light in my life especially since just three weeks before getting her I had the horrible task of having to say goodbye to my first guide Hindi. Sunset had to retire last year for several reasons so I now have my third guide dog in my life, Tennyson. Sunset now lives with us as a pet and I would have it no other way.
So, tomorrow no matter what find something to be thankful for. Even if it is just being alive. Cause yes, being alive is definitely worth being thankful for.
This is a home game entry for LJ idol, therealljidol. This week is a free topic for anyone to join in on. The topic is "The Giving of Thanks". You can go to the link below to read all the entries submitted. There will be no voting this week.
Here is the link that I almost forgot to put in.
http://community.livejournal.com/therealljidol/203626.html?style=mine