I'm thankful for....

I am so grateful for my wonderful family. There are so many different paths I could have taken, I'm so fortunate I chose the right one. I have 2 little boys that are so special in their own unique way. I have a husband that I'm still madly in love with after 13 years together. I get to go to work every day to a job I love.
I live in a house I never would have dreamed of living in as a kid. I have friends that I love like family. I have family I can finally love even if I don't really have a relationship with them.

Every day I wake up and I know it could have been different. I almost feel like I'm on borrowed time. I'm so happy, so lucky to have so much love and happiness in my life I feel like one day somebody will tap me on the shoulder and say "Oh sorry! This crack house is where you REALLY live! This was just a mistake"!

I thought about my Dad a lot today. He called early and began to vent about the inevitable end of his 5 year relationship. He found out last night he'd be all alone of Thanksgiving. My Mom is in a very bad way- and that's looking at it from ALL ways, my sister is still angry with me because of a phone conversation we had months ago. I was really sad for my Father, annoyed with my sister (the usual) and indifferent about my Mother.

Times like this I slam that open door of self-pity shut and I say a little prayer of thanks for my family. I am so thankful that I have a home filled with love and laughter. I am so thankful for my husband. I'm so honored to be blessed with such amazing children. Life is so much more than what you drive, what house you live in, what you make, where you vacation.... life is about giving love and getting love.

Give thanks for all the love in your life!