Another Thanksgiving rolls around and I have a LOT to be thankful. Just let me say, make a conscious decision each week to be thankful, it will help your mental health and allow you to endure. It will also reshape your perspective in a more positive way. So be thankful, OR ELSE! ;-)
This year, I am most thankful that I can see with both eyes right now. Earlier in July, when I had a nerve palsy in my left eye and was seeing double for two months and was out of work and couldn't drive or barely even take walks by myself, I was scared. What if it didn't get better? What if I was starting the rapid decline of the Type One Diabetic? But Jehovah in His mercy allowed my eye to heal and I am back to being right as rain. I bless Jesus for that.
I am thankful that I am back to reading my Bible on a regular basis. Without a steady infusion of the Word of God, it is all too easy to drift away from the standard God has set for our lives.
How would I survive without Mrs B? I just don't know. I mean, I would have to do my own grocery shopping again! I HATE grocery shopping. She also gives me some seriously good outside perspective when I get all wrapped up in myself and am having a pity party for po' po' ol' me, boohoo. She's never slapped me, but I've definitely deserved it at points, acting like a selfish teen when I'm closer to 50 than 40 now. I'm just glad she puts up with adult me AND childish me. Neither of those are the easiest to deal with.
I am thankful for the almost unlimited number of books I have access to that I can read. They are not all good books (as evidenced by the multiple dnf's these past several weeks) but they exist and I have the chance to read them. That is a huge blessing.
Finally, I am thankful for all the bloggers who I interact with. Your words mean a lot to me and while the whole "Comments are worth more than gold" might seem a bit much to you, to me, that is completely accurate. Keep up the good work!
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