Tuesday, December 13, 2011

The Time of Thankfulness

It finally happened- the moment where I truly felt I was celebrating the holidays with family. I was standing in our large school cafeteria- surrounded by kids running and screaming all over the place, parents happily munching on holiday treats and chatting up storms, and the smell of apple cider drifting towards me. "This is it", I thought to myself, "This is what I so badly wanted to feel this 1st holiday away from the familiar". The closeness of friends being together, laughing and sharing life's up-and-downs, and the joy of sharing the holidays with those who HE has brought us to be with. In the week leading up to Thanksgiving I wondered if I would truly "feel" as if I was celebrating the holidays or if it would end up being just a lesser substitute for what I had left behind, but HE gave me just the right moment to realize that I can and will still enjoy these special holiday times, no matter where HE takes us!
And that is what I am most THANKFUL for. :)

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