In the wake of another Thanksgiving dinner, it becomes only too apparent of how much time has passed since my last post. More than two months, in fact, since my last post. A lot has happened since then and I have so much more for which to be thankful.
The biggest news is that I got a job. That in itself is wonderful news, and something for which to be thankful - especially in an economy and job environment where so many are still unemployed.
I now work as an assistant at a child development center for preschool-aged children that specializes in early intervention programs for children with special needs or are medically fragile but where they can get learn and get care alongside their typically developing peers.
What I am incredibly thankful about is not the employment itself, but how much I absolutely love my job and how much happier it has made me. I was fully resigned to finding a job, any job, that would put money back in my bank account, but to find one in which I look forward to each day I get to go in, is a blessing indeed.
I'm thankful for what the kids at the school have taught me, for the perspective they have brought to my everyday life. I only have to think of them, and I realize just how lucky that I am.
I'm thankful, as I am everyday, for my husband Gordon. Who has been a wonderful cheerleader, a huge supporter, and always a believer of my capabilities. He has been not only a husband, but a wonderful friend, a true equal and a partner. I can't help but look around at the life we've built together and be happy. As modest as our life is, I feel there is more happiness in our home than in many that are bigger and more adorned. After nearly five years of marriage I feel as though the gleam has not yet worn off. I love the little moments we share with each other, and the simple joys we experience by simply being in each others company. There is truly no other person with whom we would want to spend our time, than each other.
I'm thankful for the many years we still have to experience.
I'm thankful, of course, for both of our families. While many couples can complain about their in-laws (on either side), we are both so lucky to have in-laws that treat us like family. Living far away from both of our families makes the time we do get to spend with them very important. And as hard as it can be to be away from them during the holiday season, we know that we are loved.
It's so easy to be thankful on Thanksgiving (even though the mad rush during Black Friday makes me wonder if the spirit of Thanksgiving and Christmas has left this country all together). But I hope to begin and end each new day with a gratefulness that it deserves.