A challenge I’m thankful for…
I’m not usually thankful for challenges. Wait – I’m never thankful for challenges.
Maybe the most challenging thing I’ve experienced was becoming a nurse and that first year. So I am thankful I made that journey, because it brought me to doing what I do now. A job, vocation, hobby, most rewarding daily activity of supporting moms becoming moms.
A promise I am thankful for…
that we will remain faithful to each other.
A teacher I am thankful for. . .
One of my nursing instructors told me that I am indeed a leader since I had a family I was leading. (when I denied that I was a leader)
Another teacher I’m thankful for – at Germanna (finishing my BSN), I took a class I thought was about the history of philosophy, but ended up requiring consideration of what I thought about philosophical concepts. The course was so enjoyable and I enjoyed getting to know the instructor, too.
Thanksgiving: A moment from today I’m thankful for…
seeing family together, having my parents still here. Siblings together. Grandchildren. People.
A treasure I am grateful for…
I tend to “treasure” time and words from people I love, more than objects as treasures. Yes, do like things, too – but try to remain aware that things are just things.
A tradition I am thankful for…
Spending time with family on holidays, since (in our case) the gathering does not tend to be filled with drama or awkward conversations. (Enneagram Nines abound…)
A book I am thankful for…
Three books come to mind.
Reviving Ophelia by Mary Pipher – caused me to say yes to the idea of my daughters homeschooling in middle school.
Men are From Mars, Women are from Venus (John Gray) — I know – it’s a little embarrassing at this point – caused me to understand certain qualities in my husband better. Hey – it did the trick at the time. (There are better relationship books but this was enough for the season in which I read it.)
Outlander – by Diana Gabaldon. Because that’s where I met Jamie and Claire 27(?) years ago. Sometimes book characters become real people and these two did for me.
