Day 30: I am thankful for the here and now. I can't believe it's been 29 days since Day 1 of 30 Days of Thanksgiving. I wish I could say something profound that completely summarizes this last month- buuuuuut something that complete and final wouldn't really be what most of you see in me here. I'm such an ongoing mess of a story. I don't think a blog post will ever be closed with a … [Read more...]
Days 27: I am thankful for anticipation. I loved planning for Thanksgiving. I had my list, my thoughts and the ideas of what Thanksgiving would be be. I've outgrown the Christmas anticipation for myself but still have it for Thanksgiving. Maybe it's because I love food and love to serve people that which I love. I'm not sure exactly but the anticipation for this meal is something I look forward … [Read more...]
Day 23: I'm thankful today for memories. {and new tableware} Memories are a powerful thing. The older I get the more I realize how where I'm from defines my identity today. The older I get the more the interest in my family, specifically my grandparents, increases. I want to really know them. I want to understand them. I want to learn from them. I want to know how I'm like them. My … [Read more...]
Day 22: I am thankful for silence. the click to darkening the room of the television. the hum of the fridge. the knock of the off-beat ceiling fan in my popcorn ceiling from my birth year, pressing on slowly. the subtleness of the heat coming on, the swirling of air on the light hairs of my arm. the sigh of air coming out of my lungs, fully exhaling for perhaps the first time … [Read more...]
