Thanks

Soooo...this month, everyone on Facebook is making their status something they are thankful for. Everyday, they update it with something new.
I've kiiiinda missed the boat on that one. Its the ninth...and I am just now really putting some thought into it.
Sad, I know.
I know I should be routinely thankful. But I am just too darn busy to stop and actually think about things.
I'm off work, and I am still too busy.
But as I sit here, and my husband is sleeping...I started to really think about all the things that make my life great.
I thought about the obvious:

• parents and family
• friends
• a job...errr...career
• a home
• the most amazing husband on the planet
• being able to do (most) of the things I want to do
• Tylenol 3
• health insurance
• 10 fingers and 10 toes

I could go on and on. I could literally probably list a jillion things that I have that some people may only dream about. I take them for granted sometimes, I know. I don't mean to...I guess sometimes its hard to always see the silver lining.
But then I got to thinking...I am thankful for not being in the position I was in as a child. I am sooo thankful that my (future) children will not have to endure the heartaches I did at such a young age. They won't go to sleep hungry, they won't be abused, they won't stare at a WalMart ad before Christmas knowing that they won't get anything that they want.
I remember a few times, when I was a kid...someone ( I have no idea who...maybe the people my grandma went to church with?) left sacks of presents outside of our house really late at night on Christmas Eve. Each present was labeled with my name or one of my three other sisters'...although it was somehow always misspelled. (welcome to my world) The gifts weren't everything we dreamed of...most of the time they were a cheaper version of something that was pretty trendy at the time...but, boy, they were good enough for me. Just having gifts to open was so much fun. And I am truly thankful, even to this day for the people that did that for us. They never told us who they were...they never felt the need to be thanked. They were just kind enough to do a good deed...and they are miracles for that. Even just taking their time out of their holidays for 4 girls that they probably never even met...
I am thankful that even though I recently had a surgery and I am off work, I can afford to help kids this year. I can "adopt" them from local stores...or whatever. Anything to make a difference.
I hope that you, whoever you are, reading this, will do it too. Coming from someone who has personal experience with this...let me tell you, it doesn't go unnoticed.

While I am on topic of trying to be the best person I can be...let me just say... God, give me the strength to continue to be this person...help me overlook the small things and look at the big picture. Help me be the person that I want to be : giving, supportive and mature. I think I will need your help this time.

End discussion with God.
End blog entry.