Thanksgiving

With Thanksgiving coming up, now is the perfect time for us to take a moment and reflect on all the small things that we take for granted every day. All around the world people are dealing with struggling economies and worry for their future, and it seems that all we hear about is how much people have lost. I wish everyone would just take a deep breath, settle down a little and stop worrying so much about things that are beyond our control. Even though our country may have hit a rough patch, I still have so much to be thankful for.

• I'm thankful for my wonderful husband, who makes me laugh every day, who offers me enough love to fill me up, and who makes it so easy for me to love him back.

• I'm thankful for my family, and I'm especially thankful for the wonderful visitors we've had this year. I'm truly lucky to have such a loving, supportive family, one that will travel across the world to visit me!

• I'm thankful that we have a warm bed to sleep in and food in our bellies.
  

• I'm thankful that we still have our home. So many people have lost their home's due to foreclosure, and I'm so incredibly grateful that we are able to afford to stay in ours. I can't even imagine how it must feel to work so hard and sacrifice so much to be able to buy a house, only to have it taken away.


• I'm thankful that we are young and able to ride out this economic slump. My heart goes out to those who's retirement savings have all but disappeared, and those who's livelihoods have been turned upside down. We know that we'll be ok, that we have many years to recover, but there are so many others who are not so fortunate.


• I'm thankful that we live in a time where a black man can be elected President, and a woman can give him a good run for his money. Even if you voted for the other guy, everyone should be able to appreciate what a wonderful accomplishment it is for our society. What a long way we've come!

And, once again, I'm thankful that this holiday gives me the opportunity to post witty cartoons of talking turkeys. Yay for Thanksgiving!