Thankful for Everyday

It's that time of year when people realize that they have it pretty good, but then, after the holidays, they resume their everyday routines and forget they have anything to be thankful for. I'm not saying everyone is like this, but it appears to be the majority of people.

Today isn't even Thanksgiving, and already I know I'm thankful that in about twenty minutes or less, I get to rescue my daughter from the prison of her crib and she will hold on to me and I will believe that her arms resting on my shoulders is a hug. I'm thankful that today is my sister's thirty-sixth birthday and that I get to see her laugh. I'm thankful that my son will be with me in three hours and we can go get a hot drink together and make jokes about how much money we have to buy ridiculously priced drinks (Thank you, Starbucks!). We know we're fortunate. We have the extras right now. We realize there might be a time when we don't have the extras. We made it through those times before and kept the smiles on our faces because we knew what it was about.

I know even more now than ever. I have my husband who values me more than anything or person. He would give me his heart if I needed it and metaphorically, he has done nothing but that. He's amazing and we have created a family together. And I've never been more thankful for anything than this.