Thanksgiving

Written Thanksgiving Day, 2010

THANKSGIVING

Today I give thanks for each breath I sustain.
For the changing of seasons ~ the wind and the rain.
I'm thankful for colors, for darkness and light.
For sunshine and starlight, for each day and night.
I'm thankful for forests, and mountains, and oceans.
I'm thankful for thoughts and for dreams and emotions.
For love and for happiness, for pain and for sorrow.
The gift of today and the chance of tomorrow.
I'm thankful for all of the years now behind me;
they formed me, they shaped me, and now they remind me
of all of the memories no one can steal ~
powerful, meaningful, beautifully real.
Mostly I'm thankful for my roles in this life ~
A woman. A daughter. A sister. A wife.
And one I give thanks for above any other:
This privilege and honor of being a MOTHER.
For each day that I have with my two little boys.
The smiles and the giggles ~ the endless joys.
I'm thankful for days filled with fun and surprise...
For seeing my future in their deep brown eyes.
Today I give thanks for the part that I play
in this world, in this life, on this perfect day.