Category Archive: Thanksgiving
My Cup Runneth Over
I count my blessings every day, and I try to live with as much gratefulness as I can muster. Thanksgiving comes easy to me, and it’s my favorite holiday. All the best food with no gifts.
This year, I am thankful for the small grins my daughter gives me when she’s privately delighted. I’m thankful for the wrinkle in her nose and the downcast eyes when she’s scolded and trying not to cry. I love the soft strawberry blonde curls that swirl around the nape of her neck, and I’m so grateful to have her in my life, healthy and …
Thanks.
Thanksgiving is almost upon us and with it another winter begins. Which means that what I’d like to be doing is curling up in front of the TV and staying there until April. Or at the very least, just relaxing a bit after a busy year.
But it’s not to be; I’m not yet at that point in my life where hibernation is a viable option, so at the very least I can find a few minutes here and there to take stock of my situation and be thankful for what I have - and what better time for …
My Thankfulness is Measured in Joules
I was thinking about high school, and the word joule came to mind. I have no idea what a joule is, but I think I learned about them in high school. I think I learned a lot of what I am thankful for in high school. But more than that I learned FROM some people who I am thankful for in high school. Men and women who shaped me (some might BLAME THEM for that, but I rather like them).
- Bill Heeren. I had him for Chem, and Geometry. In geometry class we all bombed a test, and he cried in …