Giving Thanks!

November 25, 2017

Thanksgiving is the holiday that resonates, this year, for me. I am overwhelmed with the urge to get a tattoo that says: Carpe’ diem! Sixteen friends and family sat at our harvest table yesterday! We missed you Jake, and those who didn't make it this year! Family, some old friends, and some new. We ate too much, and my goal was to host as many Pilgrims and Indians as would come! I vow to live each day, and not wish a minute away. I will not take a second for granted.

The birth of our baby Lucas, is a wonderful reminder of our immortality, and he shines like a hopeful beacon pointing towards the future! His brilliant smile reminds me how innocence is bliss, and allows me to seize an opportunity to mold this young man into the type of human we all aspire to be! He is like a sponge, absorbing everything around him. He loves everyone, no judgement, no racism, no negativity! I just want him to grow up with those values in his heart and mind. Hungry, sleepy, lonely, bored, or in need of a change. If those needs are met, he’s all good!

This year has also come with reminders of our mortality. We have lost special friends, and the number of us with health challenges seems to never end. We are way too young to be fighting back the hands of time! We were snotty kids, moody teens, arrogant young adults not too long ago. I sometimes get a glimpse in the mirror and think: “What the heck happened?”

The best is yet to come! I am focusing on the abundance that overflows here in my world! I am the luckiest person on the planet. I will never be wealthy, but I am rich in so many ways (my kids have assured me that I won’t eat cat food, or live in a smelly nursing home)! Today both of my daughters live within an hour of me. My grandson, Lucas is with me often, and I truly enjoy the people Erika and Briana have become!

I am blessed with a circle of GREAT friends! Some of them have been with me for going on 40 years, and some have entered our circle recently. All of you are special and make my life complete! I am trying to keep the door open, but I am afraid I am going to have to put an addition on the porch soon! My health is not perfect, but I am resolute that aches and pains won’t stop me from traveling to new places, and experiencing people and seeing new things!

From this day forward, I am going to eat the cake, buy the shoes, and love the people that make it all worthwhile! I hope you all will too!