Wednesday, November 24, 2004

I'm Thankful!

Good day all of my good, good friends!!  I want to wish everyone a very, very blessed Thanksgiving!!  I am in a much better space today and feeling so thankful that I have my family and doctors and especially my pain control :-).  I went to my doctor yesterday and got everything straightened away.  I wanted to thank everyone who sent me kind wishes and concerns.  It was so thoughtful.  I know how much I am looked after and cared for by my fellow journalers and friends and family.  It NEVER ceases to amazed me.  So, with that, I send out one amazing group hug - (((((((J-Land)))))) - You know who you are one by one!!  You wrote, commented, emailed and IM'ed me.  Alot of times I am thinking out loud in my journal, never meaning or intending to get any responses, and then I get a deluge of responses when they are needed most.  Amazing!

I wanted to wish everyone a very blessed day tommorrow.  I do hope you all have a good day with your families.  If you do not have families, I hope you have found a niche that you have made into a family of your own.  I am so thankful for all of you and for your readership!  Know that you are part of my family, too!  Every day for a few hours you come into my home and you laugh and smile and even cry with me.  I am so thankful for that!  The thing I am most thankful for is your encouragement, though.  I get feedback that is non-judgmental.  You have never met me, yet you pray for me, you encourage me and you don't cut me out when I make a mistake or say something stupid.  Oh, how I wish the real world was like that!  You choose to spend time with me, yet you have never met me!!  Still amazing me, here, can you tell?!

I am someone who has never lost her amazement with life.  The small things of life.  My daughter says I act like a child sometimes.  When she brought me flowers home the other day, I smelled them, rubbed them up against my cheeks and danced around the room.  She was quite happy about this, but she cocked her head sideways and said, "Mom, why are you acting like that?  They are just flowers?"  I told her, "Chelsea, I am happy!  I appreciate things.  I hope that you  never lose your child-likeness!"  I sat and watched her for about an hour after that.  A smile never left her face.  I don't know if it was the flower incident or not, but I sure hope so.  We should all be appreciative and happy of the small things.  The little things.  Have a Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!!!

15 comments:

  1. Val, I can just imagine you there smelling those flowers and putting them against your cheeks, dancing around and stuff.  I think that Chelsea was smiling because she loves her Mom :o)  Am so glad that you're in a better place now, and I wish you the bestest Thanksgiving there ever was!!  How lovely to be eating nice turkey dinners already, I have to wait for Christmas!!  HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!
    Big hugs!
    Sara   x

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  2. Happy Thanksgiving to all the American dudes!

    I had a bad day to day in terms of my illness and I got a bit upset about it but reading your journal and receiving your FAB ecard really cheered me up and reminded me I have a lot to be thankful for even though I am ill....

    Lots of love, Amy xxx

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  3. You are a lovely, kind, brave and special person and I am so happy to have your friendship. I hope you have a wonderful thanksgiving :)..............Jules xxx
    http://journals.aol.co.uk/jules19642001/Itsmylife/

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  4. You make me feel so happy. I can almost smell those flowers. I like being a kid again too and I'm 57! Have my grandchildren to thank for giving me the excuse. Love Sylvia

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  5. Happy thanksgiving Val! Have a great time!
    Becci. xxxx

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  6. The secret to growing old with joy or just plain living in the moment is STAYING a child. Never be too grown up to enjoy flowers across your cheeks and to dance. I sure never will.  Little things mean so much. God bless and feel better.  : )

    Angela

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  7. See you tomorrow Valy!
    http://journals.aol.com/fisherkristina/SometimesIThink

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  8. Arn't we the real world!? LOL
    Happy Thanksgiving!!!

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  9. Have A Wonderful Thanksgiving and God Bless You.

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  10. Glad you are better today.  I wish you an awesome Thanksgiving with your family.  Take care.
    Sonya

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  11. So very happy you are feeling better.  Happy Thanksgiving.  Love LuAnne

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  12. I hope you also have a happy and blessed holiday.........Kasey

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  13. Glad to hear you are feeling better for the holidays! Have fun and eat WAY too much! Happy Thanksgiving!

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  14. Glad we helped :-)  Hugs to you right back!

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  15. It's good to hear your feeling better, it makes me feel better knowing that. :-)

    Happy Thanksgiving
    Monica
    http://journals.aol.com/sonensmilinmon/SmilinMonsAdventures/

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