Thanksgiving...This Year Is Different

Thanksgiving is always a good holiday, after all I get to eat…and eat…and eat… things that I only get once a year. 

There are quiet years where I don’t put much effort in & it’s just my husband, my dog & me sharing whatever we feel like eating on that day.

Then there are other times when the house is full & we try to do some elaborate thing.  And then there are times when we go to somebody else’s house to eat up all their food (bringing home more leftovers than is probably appropriate…but hey, it’s Thanksgiving).

But this year is different. It feels different. As I look back over this year and over the last several years I am seeing things to be thankful for that I never noticed before. I'm reading a book called, I Am Malala, by the 14 year old Pakistani girl who was shot by the Taliban for simply sharing her opinion that girls should have the right to go to school. She is so enamored by little things like tap water INSIDE the house, running both hot & cold, and that in England where she is now, you don’t have to use oil lamps. There is electricity in every home. 

 

I'm also looking back over my life this year & seeing amazing things that I only dreamt about that have come true. In February I felt inspired to write a book. In Aug it was printed. 

Yes, I’ve done some business things that I'm very proud of, but I'm more thankful for what lies underneath. This year I have a new confidence. I'm less afraid. I trust God more & I continue to do things that I didn’t think I could do. I believe in me, more than ever before. And it’s not that fake, I'm in corporate America so I have to look all together confidence.  It’s the real thing. It's inside. It’s comforting & it’s rooted in knowing Father God & Mother God & allowing them both to love me.

This year as I wake up on this Thanksgiving morning I am more thankful than ever before for amazing big triumphs in my life & for the smallest conveniences that I often overlook.

I'm not perfect. I still have a journey to walk, but this year God has made me a better, stronger, braver person, more aware, more loving & more patient.  I am so very thankful.

So if you are spending Thanksgiving alone & perhaps feeling kind of down...or if you are looking at family members who drive you crazy & you just want to get home...or if you are somewhere in the middle…there are so many things in your life to be thankful for.

And even though my first attempt at my sisters macaroni & cheese was so bad that I'm giving it to the homeless (& hiding it from my family to avoid ridicule)…I am still thankful. 

Wherever you are in your life, wherever you are today, be thankful. When you can feel it in your heart, the hurt goes away just a little bit & joy comes in.

I love you all. I wish you a day filled with love & thankfulness & appreciation & joy.  I wish you a wonderful day.

All My Love,

Steph