I posted the following on my Facebook page over the Thanksgiving holiday. Since I asked my students to do a Thanksgiving post, I thought I would do one, too.
So much to be thankful for this year! I am:
- Thankful for playing Scrabble with my 95-year-old dad Wednesday evening.
- Thankful for my Dear Wife, who is always so supportive of me and my travels. (And who insisted I go visit Dad for Thanksgiving.)
- Thankful for my wonderful sons, daughters-in-law, and grandchildren, born and soon-to-be born.
- Thankful for an extended family whom I always look forward to spending time with.
- Thankful for my Dear Wife’s extended family who are caring and supportive.
- Thankful for my loving mother and mum-in-law who stay with me in my thoughts even though they are no longer physically here.
- Thankful for my great friends, both near and far away. Friends I can count on for fun times and for help in times of need.
- Thankful for smart and hard-working colleagues at a university that really cares about students.
- Thankful for my church and caring pastors who keep the real messages of Christianity in the forefront.
- Thankful for the wonderful community of Kearney, Nebraska, that is full of great people and places. A special Thanksgiving shout-out to The World Theatre and all their volunteers who help make Kearney such a great place.
It is all too easy to focus on what is wrong with our troubled world. But for today I am thankful for all that is fabulous in it.
Happy Thanksgiving to you, one and all.
What are you thankful for?