Thanksgiving…What the heck is there to be Thankful for…

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The economy is bad, the real estate market is slow, prices are still down, prices for groceries are still crazy high and not going down anytime soon.  Need to buy a car, prices there are insanely high as well.  If you have kids, just trying to feed them is getting really expensive.  If you’re on fixed income it’s getting harder and harder to make ends meet and maintain the lifestyle you worked your whole life for.  There are more and more people coming to this country, not paying taxes that we have to support and pay for.  Almost every level of gov’t doesn’t look like it cares about us at all and is just working for themselves and their best interests, not ours…Etc…Etc

So, exactly what the H*LL is there to be Thankful for this Thanksgiving??

Well, you’re not wrong, there is a lot that is going on right now. 

However, this Thanksgiving I’m going to be thankful for a number of things.

I’m going to be thankful that I’m a husband and this year I will be celebrating 22 years of marriage to my lovely wife.  When I look back over the years my life just wouldn’t be the same and I can’t imagine where I would be without her.

I’m going to be thankful that I’m a Father.   As some of you know I have two sons, one in 2nd year university and the other half way through high school.  As a parent there is a ton of things we sacrifice to make sure the family is taken care of.  I know as a father the hours spent away from home working to pay the bills and provide everything they need.  Paying for the hockey tournaments, family vacations, those little things like going to the movies or dinner out every now and then.  Even though I have moments where I’m sad over all the things I missed with my boys while I was working to provide for them, I realize that I’m still blessed to have two great kids.  

Those of you who have older kids know exactly what I’m starting to go through.  My oldest in 2nd year may not be home again until Christmas as he starts his real life.  While I’m so very proud of that its also so hard as a dad not being able to be there.  However, I’m thankful that I have raised a son that is able to stand on his own two feet and be strong enough to focus on what he needs to get done to accomplish his goals.

I’m going to be thankful for my friends.  I’m sure we all have those friends that you may not see or talk too in months but when you do connect its like it was just yesterday that you hung out.  You may have met them in grade school or university or maybe you grew up on the same street as kids.  Whatever it is, you know those friends will always be there for you and you for them.