Based on reflection…
Happy Thanksgiving to all. In keeping with the general theme of this weekend, I would like to give thanks. This is not to say that this is the only time I give thanks, I try and give thanks as much as possible because I am well aware that I have, indeed, so very much to be thankful for.
I begin first and foremost with God. It is fall, and fall, in my opinion, is the grandest of seasons. A season full of plenty, as this is time for harvest. A season where God truly shows off His creativity in landscapes. The color of fall is lovely (well, if lovely were a color, and in this case, it is). God is good, and I thank Him.
I am thankful this year that I have married the love of my life. I am thankful that he is a man of integrity, humor, kindness, happiness and a man full of love for life, for family and in particular, for me.
I am thankful for the mystery of fate. I am thankful for the health of my family and myself. I am thankful for my being. I am thankful for salvation. I am thankful for faith. I am thankful for friendship. I am thankful for the world, and my ability to see it, travel it and behold it. I am thankful for Italy. I am thankful for journeys made in the past that have brought me to this place in my life. I am thankful for protection. I am thankful for freedom. I am thankful for Canada. I am thankful for all of God’s creatures, and in particular, kittens. I am thankful for my mother. I am thankful for my father. I am thankful for my brother. I am thankful for the ability to love. I am thankful for the gift of forgiveness. I am thankful for fits of laughter that are painful. I am thankful for bacon. I am thankful for lives lived to the fullest. I am thankful for memories. I am thankful that what has been a whole year for me has only been a beautiful moment in Heaven to my grandmother. I am thankful for tears. I am thankful for healing. I am thankful for her life. I am thankful for Heaven. I am thankful for the promise of reunion. I am thankful for lima beans, even though I dislike them ever so much, somewhere, someone enjoys them. For that I am thankful. I am thankful for evergreen trees. I am thankful for the seasons. I am thankful…
I am thankful for the ability to write a thankful list at least once a month…memo to me…new project.
Love and peace to all. Happy Thanksgiving.
lll
