Although today is the day after Thanksgiving (affectionately called Black Friday), I decided to wish EVERYONE a Happy Thanksgiving today - but not on purpose. I happened to be busy yesterday with my older son's 10th Birthday! It also would have been my sisters' Lina's 39th birthday. Since my son is 10 years old, that means my sister Lina has also been gone for 10 years. So yes it is a bittersweet holiday for us; and in lieu of my current medical situation - this Thanksgiving has more meaning for us...
But it was really meaningful for me that so many of my friends reached out to me - by phone or text or via Fb; and for that I am very Grateful and Humble!! (And I thought no one reads my posts.) As I talked to a friend of mine who called me long distance, he mentioned how he thought my post was about my sisters and sons' Birthday. And to his shock and dismay, he was actually reading about my grim situation. However not so grim because he was actually laughing at my post because he truly knows my sarcasm. lol. He also mention that he was glad I found an outlet ( deep down inside - I wish that outlet was alcohol), and did not expect me to Blog about it - and then he realized I have been blogging for over a year. So this morning I decided I would write a totally different Blog about this "IT" journey. I will remain to post to my other Blog - "Is It Me or..." - about my weekly frustrations and everyday life. (Perhaps in my other Blog I will write about two family members who called yesterday - one who did not mention "IT" at all and the other who I felt could care less but called for gossip because she probably heard through the grapevine I was going through something. Boy was she in shock when she found out about "IT." )
And while you are still celebrating Thanksgiving and eating leftovers, perhaps Black Friday shopping - remember how Thankful and Grateful you are to have family and friends this whole Holiday Season.
But first and foremost, be Thankful and Grateful to God for his MERCY...
As a side note: the Best part of my Thanksgiving is when we all stood in a circle to join hands and pray, I was not sure what to pray (and yes b/c I was at a loss of words) - I looked over to my left to my oldest son to say Grace and the youngest one (on my right) starts to recite THE LORD'S PRAYER (The Our Father) ...How Glorious is that?! (More shocking was my husband actually praying with us and knowing the words.) Ha!
As I said before, I hope you join me in this Journey of PRAYER, LOVE and HOPE...
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