Happy Thanksgiving!
How many times have we read or heard that we should take stock of our lives at Thanksgiving and make a list of what we can be thankful for? If we actually did that we would find that some years are easier than others. This Thanksgiving is an easy one. Our family has lots to be thankful for. Last year? Not so much.
One year ago we were in the battle of our lives for Tommy's life. Two weeks before Thanksgiving he had surgery to remove his knee and part of his femur. He had already had ten rounds of chemotherapy. He could no longer work. He gave up his apartment and moved home with us. Jena quit her job to be with him. It was a time of extreme emotional heartache for all of us and physical pain for him. It was very difficult for me to be thankful for anything. He was bald, tired, had 38 stitches and was walking on crutches and the future held yet more chemo.
This year Thanksgiving holds a whole new meaning for me. There are so many things to be thankful for if I tried to write them down I would run out of paper! But I will share a few with you.
My son is HEALED of cancer!
My son rides his bike several times a week doing 20 miles or more each time!
My son has curly hair on his head!
My son went back to LA during the summer and directed a feature film that my oldest son wrote!
My oldest son is the father of a beautiful baby girl!
My middle son and his family moved back to St Louis!
My family went through the "valley" but we remained faithful to God and became stronger Christians because of it!
Oh, and did I mention? My son is HEALED of cancer!
These are just a few of my thankful things. What are yours?
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