Thirty Days of Thanksgiving: Day 22
We have so much to be thankful for in our lives. Today is the day that we are supposed to pause and remember all those things. While I do think this is a fabulous tradition, I think we need to remember to be thankful for those things every day, and not just on Thanksgiving.
As I sat with my husband's family at his Grandmother's house, I wondered why the whole family does not get together more often. I know that often times distance is a real issue. In this case though, with the exception of one of his aunts and her son, the entire family lives within 30 minutes of each other. We all go to the same church even, but do you think anyone bothers to get together on Sunday for dinner? Why?
Anyway, with that off my chest:
Day 22
Today I am thankful for extended family, the ones by birth: McIe, Lake and Cowger; the ones by marriage: Hullinger and McAtee; the ones that still claim me after the divorce: Sapp and Shartz, and the ones that have never legally been family, but have still become family over the years, regardless of what anyone else thinks!
I have been blessed with a very large family, and with so many friends who have become family over the years. I am especially thankful for my brothers Brandon and Rob. I don't share a drop of blood with them, but I know if I needed anything at all, they would be there with a moments notice!
As I sat with my husband's family at his Grandmother's house, I wondered why the whole family does not get together more often. I know that often times distance is a real issue. In this case though, with the exception of one of his aunts and her son, the entire family lives within 30 minutes of each other. We all go to the same church even, but do you think anyone bothers to get together on Sunday for dinner? Why?
Anyway, with that off my chest:
Day 22
Today I am thankful for extended family, the ones by birth: McIe, Lake and Cowger; the ones by marriage: Hullinger and McAtee; the ones that still claim me after the divorce: Sapp and Shartz, and the ones that have never legally been family, but have still become family over the years, regardless of what anyone else thinks!
I have been blessed with a very large family, and with so many friends who have become family over the years. I am especially thankful for my brothers Brandon and Rob. I don't share a drop of blood with them, but I know if I needed anything at all, they would be there with a moments notice!
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