Family Time at Thanksgiving...

(These are some snapshots my friend, Anna took of me and Todd & the kids tonight!)

Tonight, Jason came home with homework that he had to finish. He was asked to write a Thanksgiving story about what he is thankful for. What he wrote made me cry and I wanted to share it with you all...

"Who I'm Thankful For" by Jason

(Misspelled words and grammatical errors were ignored in the typing of this message. It made it that much sweeter.)

As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, several of our school activities have had something to do with Thanksgiving. It really got me thinking about many things I'm thankful for.
One of the most important things in my life is my family.
One of the people I'm thankful for is my mom. I'm thankful for her because she takes care of me, she does normal stuff for me, like feeding me and washing my clothes. But my mom also does other things to make me feel special, like heating up my towel in the dryer while I'm taking a bath, and makeing me homemade hot chocolate.
The second person I'm thankful for is my dad. I'm thankful for him because, he works hard for our family, and he takes me to do fun stuff and spend time with me, and he shows me how to draw stuff.
I'm also thankful for My sister Sarah. I care about her soo much I can't even explain it. I' am so thankful for my family including my grandparents."

When I read this paper that my eight year old wrote with such care, it brought tears to my eyes. To know that when he truly thought about what he was thankful for this Thanksgiving, it was not toys, things or any kind of possessions, but it was us. Our family. The people that we mostly take for granted in our life, he is thankful for. I am so proud of this little paper he wrote. I never realized how much it meant to him that when it's cold, I heat his towel for him or make him hot chocolate. Or that he realized how hard Todd works to take care of our family. So, this Thanksgiving, after reading his paper, I am so thankful for a child who is growing up KNOWING what is important in his life. I'm so thankful to be a parent who is able to tuck my 2 angels in every night and wake them in the mornings and to be a parent who knows that the children they are trying so desperately to instill values in.......are actually getting it.......even if on a daily basis, sometimes, my work seems lost.

I hope you all have a very blessed Thanksgiving and that you are with your families and loved ones. Enjoy the food, football, whatever it is, but most of all.....enjoy the fact that you have somethings and someones to be thankful for.

Love, Sharon