Today, like many across our nation, I plan to gather with loved ones to celebrate Thanksgiving. After I help my 91-year-old Mom in an hour, I will spend the rest of the day with my family.
Some of the top things on my gratitude list.
- My mom. At 91, she lives in her own home. She doesn’t get around very well, but she stays cheerful and thankful for every little thing that anyone does for her. She’s taught me to live in gratitude.
- My husband. We’ve carved out a wonderful life together for the past 42 years.
- Health. We’ve dealt with major illnesses in our family. We won most of the battles, and are grateful for our family’s health. We both feel younger than our years. We enjoy our work, and our time away from it.
- My four children. All of them are successful as they travel their path of life. Today, they will cook most of the our Thanksgiving meal. I bring the pies. If I beg, I may get to help with dishes. Most years they shoo me out of the kitchen.
- Our grandchildren. Enough said.
- My home. It’s comfortable and more than adequate. Plus, it’s clean enough to be healthy, but dirty enough to be happy.
- Life adventures. During a recent game with my grandchildren and nephew, we each counted the countries that we’ve visited. I counted twenty-one! I’m grateful to enjoy so many different cultures in my sixty-two years of life.
- I can read, I can write, I can create projects from fabric, therefore I never wonder what I can do to keep busy. I think I need another life time to read all the books on my TBR list, and sew all the fabric in my closet.
- I have nutritious and delicious food every day.
- I have the freedom to live my faith. I live in confidence because I know I am loved more than I can ever comprehend. Everything else is frosting on the cake.
Happy Thanksgiving.
Virginia Pillars, Author 