Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Things I'm Thankful For

Someone on my quilt board yesterday said November is "Thankful Month" and posted the question, what are you thankful for.  So this got me thinkin'...  There's always the easy stuff, family, friends, husband, roof over my head, you know the drill, but what about the "deeper" stuff...  So here goes my list of things I'm thankful for and why:

Home.  Beyond the usual roof over my head, I am thankful for my home- most everyone has a house, but a home is so much more.  It is certainly not the house of my dreams but it is the home where my dreams live.  A place of love, comfort, joy...  Everything that makes life worth living resides within those walls. 

Work.  First, it's good to have a job, especially when the job market's not so good.  But more importantly, I LIKE my job (most days) and I work for and with good people.  Yes, we all have our days where the sandbox isn't big enough for all of us, but for the most part, it's a good environment. People get along. There's not a lot of temper tantrums, back stabbing or gossip mongering. And the day is seldom dull.  So all in all, there's a lot to be thankful there, too.

Freedom.  It really is great to be able to love or hate things at will and not be afraid to say so.  It's amazing that people put their lives on the line every single day so that I can continue to have that right and for them I will always be thankful.  

Infertility.  Ask me 8 years ago if I'd have thought this and I'd have told you you're friggin' nuts (though probably not so politely), but as I reflect on those years, I know that infertility has introduced so many wonderful things into my life, I guess in the end it's not the worst thing to ever happen to me.  It's why I've met some of my very best friends.  It's why I've been able to pursue one of my true passions, quilting, to my heart's content.  It's shown me there's nothing in the world my husband and I can't overcome because we can lean on each other and get through it.  Most of all, it's taught me to live and appreciate everything I have instead of dwell on things I don't.  

So that's my list for today.  Will have to keep thinking about and see if anything else comes to mind.