Thanksgiving Thankfulness

As I'm sitting on my porch, with my sweet puppy curled up beside me, dad asleep on the couch, my brother asleep in the other room and the rest of the fam playing games, it kind of hit me. Why do we seldom express our thankfulness when it's not Thanksgiving? I'm not saying we don't, but we have made such a huge deal out of making sure we say what we're thankful for on one specific day. And it's great, and it's important, but why aren't we saying those things more often?!

I've been riding a rollercoaster lately. But through it all, I've had family and friends riding along with me, never letting go of my hand. I know I probably wouldn't have made it through the whole ride if I didn't have those people in my life. So, of course I'm thankful for them.

"I'm thankful for you."

I think I've said it. Well, have I said it? I think so... Right??

Why is this such a hard concept? Why are we not "finely tuned" to recognize that we should verbalize our thankfulness for those amazing people in our lives??

[I've since said "thank you" since having this conniption.]

So while the weather may not be the greatest and we can't be outside, I'm thankful that my uncle and cousins made the trek down from Maine. I'm thankful that my Grammy's eye surgery was successful and that she has a pep back in her step. I'm thankful that both of my siblings are home and that I get to spend time with them. I'm thankful for this year; for the good, the not so good, and everything in between. I'm thankful for the new people I've met, and the new opportunities that are before me. I'm thankful for what 2017 will bring and what it has already promised. I'm thankful for another day on this earth and that I get to share special moments and make memories with all the people that mean so much to me.

I'm hopeful that I'll have another day to be thankful for all of those things, and for new things that will come my way.

I sincerely hope and pray that whoever glances at or reads this has a wonderful day with their loved ones. And I hope that you can step back and see everything that's happening around you, so that you can be thankful for even the little things. Like the fact that my dad and dog are snoring in tempo with each other. Like I said....even the little things.

So eat up your turkeys, or your non-turkeys. Enjoy your time with loved ones. Soak up the little things. And of course, let someone, or lots of someones know you're thankful for them.


Badabing badaboom,
Ellie