Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Gratitude

 It's always a good time to focus on what we're grateful for in life, but Thanksgiving is a nice reminder to count our blessings. 

Two years ago on Thanksgiving Eve my little family moved into our new home! It was the first night we spent in this house and Thanksgiving morning we woke up here for the first time. Our home is modest; not very big, not expensive or expensively furnished, and probably not all "that" to a lot of people, but we love it. We waited so long to be able to afford our own home, and I've been grateful to be here every single day since.

Thirteen years ago on Thanksgiving Eve I came home from work and found a puppy hiding on our back porch. That, of course, turned out to be our Ginger. This photo was taken the next morning, Thanksgiving morning of 2007:


Thanksgiving Eve and Thanksgiving Day ended up being a double homecoming for our family: first when Ginger found us, and then when we moved into our permanent home. Of course, this year it's a bittersweet holiday because we lost our good girl back in August. Tears are running down my face as I type this--I still love and miss her so much--but I'm so grateful for her and for her life. And I'm glad she had a year and a half in our new home before she died. I feel like her spirit is still here with us, her loving family. I'm grateful for our little family as a whole: my husband that I love dearly, our other good dog, Georgie, and even bratty Marco. We're an odd, slightly eccentric little family, but it means everything to me.

Then there's my job, that I also love; our continued good health (especially my cancer survivor husband's); and last but not least, our fantastic friends! I have so many wonderful friends that, pre-Covid, I had trouble making time for them all. A couple of my women friends have become as dear to me as sisters. I feel so very lucky to be blessed with so many friends.

Last but DEFINITELY not least, there are my blog friends! I never would have thought that so many people all over the world, people that I've never actually met in person, would become such a big and important part of my life. Just a couple of days ago Parsnip and her two good dogs in Arizona sent Georgie a care package in the mail, out of the blue, just because we're old friends and she's a thoughtful person. There was a stuffed duckie in there and George loves it so much he's been carrying it around with him and even sleeping with it! Other blog friends have sent me presents over the years: Anne Marie and her beautiful shawl, Terra and a lovely arrangement of flowers, Joanne and her hand woven kitchen towels that make me smile every single day when I use them.....But as nice as gifts are, what I really love is the thought behind them, and the love and support I get from so many other bloggers that I've gotten to know over the years. I'm humbled by all of the kindness I've been shown by you all. Thank you for being here. Thank you for being my friends. I count every single one of you as among my greatest blessings in life. 

So on that sappy and sentimental note, I'll end this post.

Happy Thanksgiving! 

Love to you all.

27 comments:

  1. Lovely post Jennifer, sending love and wishes for the Holiday. From a soggy Portland.

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  2. And a happy thanksgiving to you and your family, dear girl.

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  3. I think that pure gratitude is a the best appetizer a Thanksgiving meal can have, and it sounds like you've got plenty to be grateful for. Enjoy your holiday, Jennifer.

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  4. The size (or price) of one's home has no relation either to its real worth or the pleasure it gives. I've had both big and small; expensive and cheap. Our present home is tiny, and it was cheap (it was a ruin), but by far it's the most friendly and comfortable home I've ever owned.

    I didn't know that Ginger had just turned up like that. In many ways it's the best way to find our dog or cat friends. They choose us, rather than the other way around. I'm sure you miss him terribly. I still miss our Bok.

    I must add that I feel exactly like you about Joanne's towels. I love them.

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  5. What a beautiful post Jennifer! I agree, it's important to be grateful for all our blessings. Like you, I am also very thankful for all my blog friends! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

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  6. This is what Thanksgiving is about. And one reason it's my favorite holidays. I'm glad to have found you this year. I had a few upsetting things this unusual year...but can still find things to be thank for.

    Happy Thanksgiving !
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  7. Wishing you a very happy Thanksgiving Jennifer x

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  8. Long time reader here but first time commenter. Happy Thanksgiving Jennifer and family. To me your home sounds perfectly wonderful.
    Cheers, Karen from Queensland, Australia.

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  9. Happy Thanksgiving to you, dear Jennifer, and love & hugs back to you!
    My friends in blogland are as real to me as the people I know in my offline life - that's because they ARE real people, and our exchange means a lot to me, too.
    Your home is lovely, and it is YOUR home! My flat/apartment is very modest, too, and neither the neighbourhood nor the house or how I have furnished and decorated my rooms are to everyone's taste, but they are mine, and I am very grateful for having found this place almost 18 years ago when I was sick and tired of paying rent and all that comes with renting.

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  10. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your little family. I love reading about your comings and goings in a life that is different to mine here in England. You feel like a dear friend. I still grieve for my first dog who left us just over 7 yrs ago aged about 16. He was a rescue dog and was around 5 when we had him. I now have my much loved schnauzer, Alexi. I had him as a pup, as by then I had small grandchildren and needed to know the dog from very young and that he was completely trustworthy with them. Enjoy your day. x

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  11. It's a great idea to have one day a year when you give thanks for all the good things in your life. We should celebrate Thanksgiving in the UK. I too value the friendship of all my blog buddies - some I've known for the best part of 13 years! I value living in a country that is peaceful and not riven by civil wars. I value all the health workers coping with the pandemic and the scientists who're working flat-out to develop vaccines. And of course there's Jenny, my partner of 39 years. There so many things to be grateful for.

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  12. Happy Thanksgiving, Jennifer and Gregg, George and Marco.

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  13. And I'm thankful for YOU! Wishing you, Gregg, and the boys a happy day!

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  14. I did not know the ginger story; she found her forever home with you and gregg. you have a lovely home, a home you are proud of and are happy living in it; that's all that matters. hope you and your family have a nice day together.

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  15. Have a Happy Thanksgiving. I do believe the sun has started to come out, so this must be tomorrow.

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  16. Someone suggested we have a separate Thanksgiving when we are delivered from the pandemic.

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  17. Happy Thanksgiving, Homecoming,

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  18. Happy Thanksgiving, Jennifer! It's certainly a momentous day for you with several important anniversaries. I too am grateful for all my blog pals, including you!

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  19. There are some people whose blogs you read and you just KNOW that you would be friends in real life. You are one of those for me, Jennifer. Here's to a happy, albeit small, Thanksgiving to you and your sweet man.

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  20. I'm always shocked when a blogger sends me a gift. Aren't those gifts the best? Parsnip if incredibly thoughtful. I know it's hard to be without Ginger. I miss every dog who has been forced to leave us, although I know the day must come. Happy Thanksgiving!

    Love,
    Janie

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  21. Lovely post today. George some extra "happy" and so glad he love his duckie much like Steve The Wonderdog.
    parsnip xx

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  22. A lovely blogpost. We all need to count our blessings. My only complaint is your description of Marco as "bratty". "Wise", "characterful" or "talented" I could have understood but "bratty"? No way Jose!

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