It’s Thanksgiving today and aside from the festivities and food, I have so much to be thankful for this year…

1. Health… They say bad things happen in threes… my mother, my brother and my step-mother… My children have been to too many funerals, lost too many uncles and grandmothers.  For the past three years, no one in my family has fallen terribly ill.  For that, I am eternally grateful.
2. Love… I have a husband and two kids that I love dearly.  As do they me.   After 13 years of marriage, our family is closer than ever.  I can’t imagine my life without them.
3. Happiness… We made a big move two years ago, a leap of faith, and have never looked back.  We are so much happier here… it was the best decision we ever made.  I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.
4. New Additions… Dad has brought a wonderful new member into our family and my kids just adore her.  It is a blessing to have Jane in our lives.
5. My Babies… Wheatabix, Woozle, Jekyll, Pumpkin, Wilbur, Sprocket, Cinnamon and Tommy.

I can only hope that next year will be so wonderful.
Amen.