Let the gluttony begin. Just Kidding, but let’s just say we will have our fair share of opportunities to have turkey and all the trimmings from now until . . . New Years! I am not complaining because yes it is a lot of traveling and a lot of eating, but most of all its opportunities to be with the crazy people we call our family. I feel blessed to live so close to both our parents and most of our extended families. Today I got to partake in my first Thanksgiving of the year with one of the classrooms I get to work in. The teachers are two of my favorite ladies and great friends. Sometimes I get tired of running in and out of schools, but they are a bright spot in my day. Some of the students had family eating lunch with them. We all went around the table and had to say what we are thankful for. Mostly everybody had similar answers: God, family, friends, a job. It was so nice to hear good things from people, even if I didn’t know most of them. One of the young ladies that visited the room got tears in her eyes. I don’t know her or her situation or why she got emotional but it just reminded me of how much people need friends and the feeling of family, even if it may not be a biological family. Over the past few months we have been so blessed by cards, texts, phone calls and messages. So, if there is ever any doubt if that effort matters-it does. Thanks and God Bless! Have a safe and HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!
