We arrived at 1 am. The air was a frigid 29 degrees. We woke the kids up; pulled on our sweatshirts, the eldest child of our two managed to zip up a broken zipper in pitch dark; and we grabbed our bags and hunted for our one bedroom cabin in a non-moon lit night.
The boys pulled their red and yellow-green, $5.00 Target-special suitcases among the pine needles and dirt while the oldest in his unabashedly, over dramatic tone of voice announced to the world that he was so cold and this was "the hardest thing I have ever had to do!" Of course our cabin was located in the most obscure location, off the beaten path, and I'm pretty sure that our arrival woke many a sleepy visitor.
I’m still really not sure how we found our little spot in the darkest of night.
Being Close to Nature Makes One Thankful
We woke to the morning light all geared up for the chill, and as we looked up, once we were in the fresh air, we saw the big boulder that rises nearly 5,000 feet above the valley floor, cut by a massive ice mass many moons ago. Half Dome in Yosemite, California is an amazing piece of rock to look up to at any point of the day. The trees around us were dense and the vibrant colors abound. The waterfalls were peaceful and the land was a beauty to behold.
I have to confess, a great way to be kowtowed to thankfulness is waking up to nature's beauty. What a great place to be on Thanksgiving vacation. I was so thankful for God's creation and I was reminded of all the other wonderful things in my life that I was thankful for.Suffer From Discontentment
Not A Moment Too Late
Let's Be Specific People
I confess that we did the traditional go around the Thanksgiving table and share what we were thankful for last week. You know, family, friends, food, and God were the top items on the list. It was my oldest child who changed things around a bit. Here is what he said in a nut shell:"I am thankful for those who have gone before me and have never given up. I think of Walt Disney and how he was rejected for his ideas and yet he never gave up. I'm thankful for my dad who never gave up and became an architect…. I'm also thankful for my brother and how he surprise tackles me and how he looks out for me. I'm thankful for my grandma and how she has taught me so much about life and how things work. I'm thankful for my mom for taking such good care of me and for scratching my back when I am sick…."
- Since my husband was sick the first two days of vacation, my oldest child on the day before Thanksgiving, me the day after Thanksgiving, and now my youngest child on the last day of November - we are thankful for our health. Yes, I'm thankful for our health. We are not struck by disease, cancer, or any other long-term ailment. This fact is something to be immensely grateful for.
- That I was able to give birth to two boys during this day-and-age and not in a covered wagon, because frankly, the boys and I may not have survived. As much as I would like to be al'natural at giving birth, my body was not built to push children through that pelvic area. I am forever thankful for the doctors and medicines that bring in life safely.
- Humor. My husband has quite the wit and my sons can crack the jokes and I love to laugh. I don't have the advance humor to be able to make others laugh, but I'm good at laughing with others.
- I'm thankful for Christmas parties, because that was when I met my husband 14 years ago.
- And I am also so very grateful that God had the foresight to direct several people to write down what they witnessed and then directed others to put all those stories together to form the Bible and leave us with a message of love.
For all those things I’m discontent about, the above things I’m thankful for puts everything in perspective. Okay, what are you thankful for?
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