Monday, November 7, 2016

In Everything Give Thanks

The month of November makes me feel that life is passing more quickly. In an effort to slow it down, I try to fill the hours more meaningfully.  ~ Henry Rollins

   So this past April I turned 50...  everyone always says, "Ah, age is just a number, it's all about your attitude." Yes and no. Fifty did not tap me lightly on the shoulder. It was more like I turned the corner and ran smack into it! 

   I am learning though it's not so bad. As I've gotten older, moments have become far more important. Family dinners, coffee with friends, watching
a child's baseball game, heart to heart chats with my kids - these I am
grateful for, because they are what make up a life.

   November is one of my favorite months. It is a month we take time to remember the things we are thankful for. At 50 I have a great deal to be thankful for. These gray hairs and wrinkles are a work of art from many years fully lived and each one of them have been earned. So even for these I can be thankful.

    We have been writing what we are thankful down on leaves scattered through out our home. What are you thankful for this month?