Thankful 2019

It's November - the month of thankfulness!  For the past few years, I've done daily thankful posts and put them on this blog.  This fall has been complicated:  at some points more emotionally heavy than usual (with the unexpected loss of our dog and then the passing of my grandma); at some points very sweet but also busy (with a new puppy, a California vacation, and birthday celebrations); right now, I've got two kids who are getting a 9 day Thanksgiving break thanks to a stomach bug.  So while I need the discipline of gratitude as much as ever, I honestly just haven't been in a great head space to do these.

Luckily, I have some archives to draw on from the past few years :).  This year, I'm going to do one thankful post rather than 30, and it's going to be largely a recap (kind of like when sitcoms show a bunch of little clips from past episodes).  The thing I'm going to focus on this year is people I'm thankful for.  I've written about many of you before, so I'm going to link to those past posts - I'm also hoping that by putting this in one post rather than 30, there's a better chance that some of you will see my gratitude posts about you!  Without further ado, I am grateful for:

• My immediate family (hugs, memories with Kenny, love of kids, daily life with Kenny, Santa Rosa trip, Christmas decorating, wedding rehearsal dinner, the whole family, guitar, Kenny as spouse)
• My extended family (sister, my brothers, my mom, sister texts, my mom's encouragement, my mother-in-law)
• My mom friends (Reno playgroup, Reno friends, socks)
• My church family, past and present (Kim of Krew, Kim's Krew)
• Classmates / Teammates / Friends who go way back (pizza with college friends, Katie Nuge, Judy, track coach, teams)
• Co-workers (law firm Co-workers, Alamosa friends) 
• The community of providers who take care of my kids, more special needs thank yous

And, after reviewing all the past posts, I can now see that there are some people who are incredibly important to me that I can't believe I haven't yet written about - right at the top of this list is my dad, my in-laws, my current church family, and fellow special needs families.  Hopefully I'll get back into the swing of daily thankfuls next November, and I'm putting these folks at the top of the list.

While I'm doing throwbacks, here's a couple more past posts on the general theme of thankfulness.

Thank you to all of you who are part of my community, whether near or far!  And I hope you have a happy Thanksgiving!  Feel free to list your thankfuls in the comments and spread the gratitude love.