Thanksgiving

On Thanksgiving, which also happens to be Love Thursday, it seems only appropriate to discuss the many things I’m thankful for. It’s actually probably too many to list or you’d still be reading instead of Black Friday shopping tomorrow! (If you are that brave!) First and foremost, I’m thankful for God, for without him my life wouldn’t be what it is. I’m blessed on a daily basis by God’s love and can’t imagine not having that in my life. Secondly, I’m thankful for my family, however, my definition of family might be somewhat different from the next person’s. My family includes those immediate people I live with. Ya know, the husband and my Noah. I can’t forget the two people who raised me, my ever… [more]

I attempted to get up and write this before anyone in my household was up (and all over me) but with no luck. The kids are up and excited about the day. The Macy’s Thanksgiving day parade is on, and we are getting ready to go somewhere else for our turkey dinner. Going somewhere else means no leftovers here at our house. I don’t like that part. I love leftovers from Thanksgiving! I always thought it was the most fun making all the little turkey sandwiches, turkey salad, turkey with noodles, turkey pot pie, turkey pizza, turkey and scrambled eggs (yes it’s all good!) Now I won’t have any leftover turkey. Well at least I will have what I also always look forward the most, the gathering… [more]

In my last post, I wrote about using the Thanksgiving season to jumpstart a gratitude journal. While we are being grateful, why not show a little appreciation to the people who helped and supported us during our adoption journey? I’m sure there are obvious people who supported you during your adoption journey, perhaps they are family members, close friends, or your significant other, but what about someone else who went out of their way to be kind to your during your time of grief and their kind words, thoughts, or actions have stuck in your mind? Why not show them a little appreciation and let them know what their support meant to you? In my own adoption journey, there was one person, R, who provided me… [more]

Since Thanksgiving is this week (ack, where did time go?) I will be doing a few posts related to this holiday in the days that lead up to Thanksgiving. This Thanksgiving season, be sure and give thanks for your child and let him or her know that you are thankful for them. I’m sure that your child probably knows that he or she is very loved by you, but go out of your way to do so in honor of the holiday. If you have waited too late to send something specifically to or for your child, you could do something in honor of them. Send your child a card or an e-card telling them that you are thankful for them and… [more]