Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Candians! My family celebrated Thanksgiving with extended famly yesterday. I wasn't able to go as I knew my leg could not handle being up and around for any extended period of time. So I stayed home and did some school planning. The kids and I will celebrate today.
I thought, considering all that has happened to our family as of late, it would be helpful to have a 'thankful' list in honour of this day.
My Gratitude List
I am thankful for:
1) my beloved who works very hard to put food on the table, clothes on our back and books on our shelves. Due to his hard work, I am able to stay home and be with our children. I consider this a privilege.
2) Mia, my little drama queen. She is growing up so very fast, it is making me blink furiously. Her sense of humour and profound way of thinking makes it a joy to have conversations with her.
3) Rocky, our resident clown. His sense of humour is a breath of fresh air. It amazes me how quick he can throw out the one liners. Also, his sweet spirit makes my heart sing on many occasions.
4) Missy, ah Missy!....my complicated, sweet Missy. She keeps my on my toes with all of her thoughts and actions. As she blazes her own trail, she may get burned a few times along the way but I know that she will be just fine.
5) books. Books comfort me, inspire me, soothe me, strengthen me, teach me. Books are the foundation of me.
6) music. Music does the same things for me that books do. Music lifts me up and holds me together.
7) sunsets. There is no better place to see a sunset than on the Prairies. They take your breath away. They remind you every day that there is a God and all is right with the world because He is in control.
8) tea. I know, silly item. I am new to the fragrance of tea. I have discovered, though, that tea forces you to slow down. It makes you sit and just be. Tea is the foundation of simplicity. Of all things simple, there has to be tea.
9) nights. After everyone is in bed, I snuggle up with a book and a cup of tea while music plays softly is the background. This is my time to regroup. This is my time to contemplate, forgive and rethink. It is my time to be thankful for all of the days happenings--good and bad.
10) cancer. The apparance of cancer in my life has, thankfully, been a brief yet a profound one. This little, life-sucking disease has taught me many life lessons in a small period of time and for this I am thankful. One of the things it has taught me is that the simplest things in life are the richest. Things like a giggle, a cup of tea, a game of cards, a shared cookie. Oh, I love the simple things.
Even though He is not on the list, it is a given that He is the umbrella that covers all of these things. Without Christ, there would be no Beloved, no children, no sunsets, no simple things, no life lessons. Thank you, Lord, for all that you have brought into my life.