After Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is not usually a tradition I enjoy.  I don't enjoy the tradition meal turkey stuffing and all that not for me. I am known to make jokes about how it's the day the pilgrims sat down and had a meal with my people before slaughtering them. I guess my issue with the holiday is that I've always felt I don't need a special day to show the people I love that I'm thankful for them. I feel I can sit down at any time and have meal with my family or friends without the pretense of holiday obligation but just because I feel like it. I realize this year after a wonderful time with family and friends this may not be the right thinking. I often think of the things I'm thankful for but I don't know if I express them enough. 

Reflecting one day as I started to walk around my local park I saw he beauty I don't usually take time to notice. I took this picture....

 

I was in such awe walking under the trees at that moment. My gospel music blaring from my headphones. Just thinking wow God made all this and place me here to see it. I really don't notice these things enough. So I too another picture....

 

As I took this picture I realized I have walked by this bike rack for most of my life. I have seen it's many different color changes and I'm really grateful for that. I'm happy to say I live in a town that is smaller than a big city but not completely empty of culture. I also live close enough to jump on a train to go to L.A. if I so chose. All this is a blessing! I think if I lived in the city I would find some trouble to get into.I've always said that I would relocate for love or if God sends me somewhere else. I can't help but hope that is a town like where I from. I live so close to my family and friends. Just this weekend I went to church on Thanksgiving day with my parents and a friend heard a beautiful message. Went home and made my chicken pasta 

 

enjoyed time with my other family. I got to talk to my sister on the phone for awhile pretty much about nothing but it was fun all the same. Throughout the weekend I got to see more friends and I've come to realize that all the people I spent time with little amounts or great I truly love and cherish. Whether they are blood related or not I feel a closeness to them and I love the place they hold in my life. Even though we can argue and fuss I am grateful that their here. Whether we speak every day or not. Honestly I could go on and on about the different blessings from God I'm thankful for so I'm going to stop here. 

One thing I will work on is how I express myself and showing more gratitude to those I love. For without you all my life would go on but would certainly never be the same.