Thanksgiving…..

We have made it!! It is finally the Holiday season. This truly is my favorite time of the year. It is like Halloween is the big kick off for me. This year Mat and I sat outside on the patio by a roaring fire. I dragged out my old DJ sound system and some lanterns and old Christmas lights and had the whole side yard lit so people could see us. We headed out with our large bowl of candy and hopes of kids showing up wanting it. The evening was perfect for Halloween, warm with little wind and clear beautiful blue sky. Normally there are no kids that come to our side of town since there are few houses on it anymore and the ones that do live there are out with their kids. So I made sure to post on my social media that we were home and we had candy!! Mat and I enjoyed the evening so much and we even had kids stop by. Yes there were a few times that we had to shout “Yes we have candy!!!” Which made us giggle as much as the kids.

My son and his friends all piled into the back of our truck while my oldest daughter drove them all over town. Once it got pretty dark time was up. Mat and I decided to take them all home while my daughter sat and relaxed by the fire. We listened and giggled as the kids talked about their “haul”. Then we heard the best thing a parent can hear, “this was the best Halloween yet!” This was agreed upon quickly and Mat and I just smiled. You don’t always get wins in life as a parent so the small ones count a lot.

For me this is when the magic of the season starts. I love Halloween because it encourages kids to use their imagination, and it reminds us older people that magic is still possible.

Now that the season has started I am so excited. To see family, to dress up for parties, to be reminded that life is not all about chasing the all mighty dollar. It is about people, it’s about love. It is about God and taking the time to stop and really be thankful for all the blessings that are in your life. You know the family you have, the home, the job, your health. Why because not everyone has that. The past two years have been years full of loss. Jobs, family, friends, freedom.

The one thing that has always kept me going has been my family. I am so thankful for all of them. Life may be harder for some of us, but we have each other and that is all that matters.

So while I begin planning for Thanksgiving dinner and buying early Christmas gifts, I just thank God that I get to do that. I am so blessed. I may not have the big fancy job, or bring home a huge check, but God has blessed me with enough. Enough to make it in life with a little left over even. That is blessing. I pray that you too remember your blessings even if they are the smallest things. They could be the very thing someone else is desperate to have.

May the magic of the season build for you and when the season is over you smile because it was full of laughter and life.

Dee