It's funny how memories can just make my heart soar. I bought a $3.99 jug o' wine today. Rose table wine. It's the kind we used to drink at my grandparents on Thanksgiving. It was my first taste of wine and I remember feeling very grown up, pouring myself a glass (or styrofoam cup, more likely) when I was finally of age (or close). So I'm sipping a glass tonight, drinking its sweet, cheap goodness. Remembering putting puzzles together with my cousin and aunt. Playing my grandmother's organ. Eating all of the delicious food, made with love.
Holidays bring such joy to our home. I feel so, so blessed that it is so. I think of people who are lonely, cold, hungry. Instead of mourning that or feeling guilty, I choose to feel blessed and be thankful. I choose to do the little things that I can now to help those in need, and have a feeling that down the road, in my future...there may be big things. I'm not sure what yet, but I know it will come to me when the timing is right.
I'm grateful for all of the good things. I'm also grateful for the challenges. My life is balanced and blessed. I wouldn't want an ounce more.
Happy Thanksgiving.
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Wait - $3.99 wine? Argh! Stupid socialized LCBO!
This is a beautiful post. I think that being aware of how blessed we are doesn't have to entail having all of the joy sucked out of our lives, too. I am certain that someday you will do big things.
I really like how both you and Beck summed it up. You can be blessed, know it and still give back without feeling bad about.
Enjoy your holiday weekend.
happy thanksgiving to you!
beautiful - happy late TG!
I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving...
Lovely post: we do all have a lot to be thankful for, and it's good to remember.
Hope you had a great Thanksgiving - I enjoyed reading this.
I would like an ounce more.... of that wine that is!!! LOL!!! Remember our "Box-o-wine" days?!?! Ooohhhh how I miss those fun girl nights. When our kids are older, I have decided that we are going to start having sleep overs again.... adult style. We will do nails and hair and chick flicks and wine and giggle.... it will be FUN!!!!!! Hey.... I think we should even play some Barbies just to get the full effect. I'm not joking about this either. IT WILL BE DONE!!!! :)
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