Thanksgiving

Here we are at Thanksgiving again.  What a wonderful long-weekend we had.  Temperatures up in the mid-twenties giving us an extravagant excess of summer.  Children back in the fold for a warm family get-together.  Friendships renewed around festive tables of plenty.

I am thankful for:

My children and our continuing relationships

A husband who cares

Friendships old and new

Health - ours, our family's, and our friends

Then jobs - at least we have them - when I see gray haired old men with placards round their necks pleading for work... I am happy we have ours.

A roof over our head ....even if it is mortgaged.

Plenty of food on the table - imagine being a child in Haiti, a mother in Sudan.

I am grateful for:

The opportunities that have presented themselves  

A thinking brain - the ability to question, debate, recall, inform and listen

The ability to read

I appreciate:

The birds who visit our feeders

People who help me

Vacations that come round every year

Warm summer evenings outside on the patio and cosy winter nights round the fire

A car that doesn't break down - touch wood

A sense of humour

A caring attitude

Thanksgiving - lots to be thankful for.