Grateful

There is a giant mess in my kitchen and refrigerator just waiting to be cooked, prepped, sorted, poured and served.  I am grateful for the abundance and not wondering where our next meal is coming from.  

My best friend lives too far away.  I am grateful she is in my basement sleeping so she will be rested to help me serve our years favorite feast in a year where a lot has changed.  

My children had the following in the last 10 hours - trouble falling asleep, coughing so hard it woke him up, peeing the bed and the drama of finding pi's in the dark, and a five am wakeup time.  I'm grateful they are healthy and independent and secure in our home and family.  I am also grateful to have this special quiet time with them before the Thanksgiving madness today.  

My husband is tired, irritable and a little overextended right now.  He works so hard and does very little for himself.  I am grateful that he still wants to hold my hand.  That he finds humor in just about everything and that at the end of the day, he is my true partner.  I could not do this without him.  

So many imperfections make up this perfect life.  I hope your day is filled with friends and family and if there is grief or trouble in your heart, I pray for your comfort.  

Gobble gobble up that gratitude.