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Thanksgiving

Feeling very thankful today.  I was able to spend Thanksgiving with my mom, aunt and my nephews and niece, sister and brother in law. My sister left Thanksgiving Dinner and had a baby a few hours later.  Likely the last on my side.  Tensions have been high this year but, last night it all seemed to melt away.  I don't for one moment think this will be the end of the all the tension and heartache but I will for the present soak it all in. 

I heard a podcast that said we should list all the things we are thankful that we don't have.
 So here is my list.

I am thankful we don't have:
1) Major illness
2) have to depend on others to feed, house or clothe the kids
3) a car that is falling apart
4) selfish parents
5) To question where money for Christmas is coming from
6) Toxic Friendships

There are many more but it is hard to verbalize when I do it that way. 

We know we have so many blessings.  We know that we have so much more then others. 

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