30 Days of Thanksgiving: November 21

I'm thankful I was able to learn the difference...

30 Days of Thanksgiving: November 20

I'm thankful for what our children said last night at dinner.

We took turns going around the table each saying something we are thankful for. Our children each said they were thankful for one sibling or another, and the reasons why.

They could have been thankful for their American Girl doll, or the dollhouse, or the video games they play. But they chose each other. We try so hard to instill in our kids the ideal that friends, while wonderful, bringing what we need to our worlds, come and go, and sisters (and now brothers) remain constant, even though paths may wane and conversations halt from time to time. We hope our children can see this through their little eyes, and remember it years from now when they are big.

30 Days of Thanksgiving: November 19

I'm thankful for you.
And for whatever you have brought to me and my family.

30 Days Of Thanksgiving: November 18

I'm thankful today for another fun day with our brood.
I'm thankful for a  big dinner, good wine, a warm fire and my husband's arms.

30 Days of Thanksgiving: November 17

I'm thankful for the wonderfully fun, busy day my family spent together yesterday. As our girls get older I know there will be less days like yesterday.

30 Days of Thanksgiving: November 16

I've been making sure to say "Happy Thanksgiving" to people when I'm out and about... Library, dry cleaner, coffee shop, market... It's make people actually give pause and acknowledge the holiday, some seemingly surprised that I may have mentioned it. If I'm helping even one person think of the things they are thankful for this year, then that's good enough for me, and I'm thankful to make even the smallest of impact on their day.

30 Days of Thanksgiving: November 15

I'm thankful for good conversations. It's always easier to talk honestly about things rather than keeping them inside. It's easier to speak your mind than to edit what you say for fear of someone's feelings being hurt. When all the walls are taken down, relationships are that much easier... healthier... better.