Thanksgiving is no longer looming over my shoulder, it is here and gone. I've had mixed emotions this year, as in every year ~ nostalgia and thankfulness. I think I am a mess. Period.
Nostalgia because Thanksgiving brings around so many different memories and feelings ~ all rolled together like the proverbial pumpkin roll. And they are just as soft and gooey. I cherish them with an anxious love. I embrace them as one would embrace a wayward child, knowing you may only be able to hold on for a moment. It all falls into that broad spectrum called, L.I.F.E. It makes me happy and sad at the same time.
Equally, it's hard not to reflect on those things for which I am thankful, especially this time of year. And I have many things to be thankful for. My family is in good health. It is growing in sweet, unexpected ways. This year, as last year, we have a new Be`be` to be thankful for. We are all employed at this moment in time. We may not all be together, but our hearts are intertwined in such a way that we feel and miss each other's presence. And I believe that's what makes it nostalgically sweet. As I longingly look back, I assess my here and now, and I anticipate my tomorrows.
It's this time of year, more than ever that I think of my brother and two sisters. Without them I know for certain that I would not be half the person I am today. Un-beknownst to them, they helped shape who I am. And as I . . . . wait, that's a story for my other blog! Sorry.
So, thankful I am
Thankful I'll be
Thankful for everyone
And all they mean to me!
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