What this time of year means to me.

What this time of year means to me.

This time of year means family, food, love, warmth, happiness, and gratitude.

It means coming together and putting aside differences and eating food that has been lovingly cooked for those most important to us to enjoy.

It means laughing and singing and pouring over old pictures and talking about memories past and building memories for the future.

It means being grateful that we have the opportunity to share time and space with those still here to enjoy another day on earth.

It means being thankful for the food, heat, water, electricity, and roof over our heads that we wish everyone had. It means giving what you can to those less fortunate and doing so with a loving smile and embrace.

I wish everyone a wonderful happiness filled Thanksgiving and here’s to hoping that you make wonderful memories with your family and friends.

Happy Thanksgiving!

“To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live gratitude is to touch heaven. –Johannes A. Gaertner