Thursday, November 22, 2012

So grateful

It's the day of gratitude.  A time for reflection.  My list of gratitudes:

1. My husband.  Life with Paul improves with age.  He still has the ability to surprise me.  I really can't say for sure I know what he will do next.  But, after 34 years, we also know live in a place of constancy; not much can shake our foundation.

2. My children and their spouses.  They all are so different from each other.  What they share is a hardfast loyalty to each other.

3. Grandchildren.  They are my heart.  They have added to my being.  The role of grandmother now defines much of who I am. 

4. Extended family.  Although we don't see enough of each other, I am proud of my family's legacy of honor and decency and strive to live up to it.

5. Friends.  I don't have all that many, but the ones I do make up for it in quality of friendship.

Happy Thanksgiving!  I stole my daily values quote for this blog today.  It's from Better Life Foundation.


“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. ”
John F. Kennedy (1917-1963);
35th US President


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