Thanksgiving

Well, is it true that Thanksgiving has come and gone for yet another year?? This Thanksgiving was bittersweet to me. This was the first year I was not in Illinois for Thanksgiving in 6 years! 6 years ago, I was working at the dreaded store known as Old Navy, and I had to work Black Friday and was unable to go home. So mom and dad came to Nashville, and we celebrated here. The previous 2 years I was living in Florida, and it was too far to travel home for Thanksgiving. My first Thanksgiving to not be in Illinois was in November 2000. I was SO depressed that year, even though I was able to spend the holiday with my aunt and uncle and their family in Florida. It was nice, but it still wasn't HOME! So this year, was not real "fun" for me either, because I keep thinking about how a year ago right now, I was in Illinois seeing friends and family, but since mom and dad have moved to Tennessee, we stayed here this year. Now don't get me wrong, I had a nice holiday, but it just wasn't the same. In fact, I ended up house sitting for my worship minister, and mom and dad just picked me up on Thanksgiving, we ate at Cracker Barrel (which by the way is PACKED on Thanksgiving. Guess some people don't like all the hassle of cooking and cleaning.), and we went to see "The Blind Side". A WONDERFUL movie that I highly recommend to everyone to see. So that was pretty much my Thanksgiving. When I was a kid, I always got so excited about the holidays, you had tons of friends and family around, but over these passing years, friends and family have passed on, and it just isn't the same, at least not for me. I miss my grandparents more than ANYTHING on the holidays, and I know many of you reading this are hurting and grieving because of lost loved ones as well. So...what am I thankful for since it seems I'm not real thankful for Thanksgiving or other holidays?? haha! Well, I'll tell you...I am MOST thankful for that sweet day when we'll get to be with our loved ones again, and celebrate the holidays like I remember, only it will never end. That's what I'm thankful for. I'm thankful for MANY things in this life, but I'm MORE thankful for the life I'm going to have that's eternal, and that gets closer every day! Praise God for that! I do hope each of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!! God Bless!