Giving Thanks...

So this week is Thanksgiving and I like to remember all the things in my life I am thankful for. This year, I am going to start at the beginning.

I am Thankful for:

My birth mother for giving me up for adoption
My parents for adopting me and trying their best, and for getting divorced and remarried
All my teachers in school
My brother, for making me a sister
My friends when I was growing up, and my friends now for some of the same reasons, and some new ones as well
My addiction, without it, I would not know how strong I am
My sobriety, without it I would be dead
My husband, for showing me what it is like to care for someone so much, that even when things seem hopeless, you fight for each other
My husband, for making me laugh like no one else can
My husband, for my kids
My son, for being the light of my life, for being thoughtful, generous and sweet
My daughter, for being the sunshine in my morning, for being funny, sweet and caring
My children, for everything I learn from them every day

And last but not least....

Myself, for being a person who can admit her mistakes, learn from them, change the things that aren't working, go back to school at 41, wait tables so I can raise my kids, is funny, makes people smile, fights for the people I love, loves the people in my life ferociously, sings better than some people on the radio, plays with my kids like I am still one myself, stays sober through rough times that might send other people right to a bar, loves sports and also is pretty girly at times ;), is a good mom to a boy and a good mom to a girl, which sometimes is no easy task.

Be thankful for even the littlest things, they bundle up all together and make us who we are.