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Thankful For ...

 Every November people share the things they are thankful for, usually one a day for the month.  I'm taking this opportunity to to share it all at once.  

Quite simply, I thankful for everything...the good, the bad and the ugly, as it has made me who I am.

The past few years have been rough, but we've trudged through and I feel we are all better for it.  I've come to appreciate just how fortunate we are, even with all the bad that has happened.  

While Jason continues to have health issues stemming from all his military training, I am thankful that I have him in my life, that he is able to get up each day and go to work to provide for our family, even though he is in pain every single day.  I am thankful that he still gets down on the floor and outside and plays with the boys when all he wants to do is rest.  I am thankful that he has survived all the obstacles that have been put in is way, as by all rights, he shouldn't even be here with us...but he is here and he is an active part of this family and I love him and thank God everyday that we found each other and stuck through all the hard times.
 I am so thankful for my three boys who challenge me to be a better mother everyday but also bring more joy and love to my life than I could ever have imagined.  I'm thankful that Jack continues to be such a great kid with a good heart, even with the influences of those around him.  

I am thankful for Ethan being brought into our lives and teaching us more about empathy (and patience, though I struggle with than one on a daily basis) than I could have learned otherwise.  Having a special needs child is a challenge on most days but I am thankful that our road has been relatively easy.  I appreciate what other mother's have to go through and understand much better the special needs life.  It's tough, but I'm thankful that it's not tougher.

I am thankful for our little Wyatt, who is the biggest pill I know - but I couldn't imagine my life without him. 
 I am thankful for all the friends who have come into my life and have stayed and for those that have come and gone, and for those that I have reconnected with after years.  I have learned something from all of them and I'm thankful for each and every one of them.
 I am thankful for all the jobs I've had and for those I've lost or left, and for all the opportunities I've been given.
 I'm thankful for all the loves and loses, good times and bad times.
I'm thankful for the struggles and the safety and security.  I'm thankful for it all because it's made me who I am.  I've cried a lot along the way but I think I've laughed more an I've learned much.  And I continue to learn.

So to you all, I am thankful for you and what you have brought into my life.

Wishing you all many blessings!

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