Life is a combination of ups and downs, and the times in between. Some downs are worse than others, but one thing always rings true, the only way to go from down is back up again. People become discouraged in these low points in life. Often becoming stuck or lost. What I tell myself when I am feeling consumed by a bad situation, is that one day, in the near future, things will be different, time brings change, and new situations. Today is Thanksgiving, and I am thankful for where I am on the roller coaster of life.
My parents celebrated their 29th Anniversary yesterday. (Which, by the way, means that my 29th birthday is 9 months away, wedding night baby much?!) 29 years of marriage, I have yet to find out just what it takes to make a marriage last that long, I don't even know if my parents could out right tell you how they made it. Day by day, year upon year, ups, downs, and a whole lot of in betweens, they always cared about each other enough to stick it out. Now in their years without kids at home, when they don't have to live pay cheque to pay cheque, they can sit back, pat themselves on the shoulder and know that the hardest parts are over. If they made it this far, they can make it through anything. I am thankful for the example they have set.
I went out and dug through the last of the garden crop. Our trip to Whitehorse this summer left our garden without water for 2 weeks (damn timer on the irrigation) we lost almost everything, and it was going to be a great crop this year. MJB is always in charge of the garden, I seem to make green things turn brown very fast. There is something truly amazing about growing your own food. So tonight along with all the other things I am thankful for right now, I am thankful for the purple fleshed potatoes, the carrots, and dill that came from the dirt in our back yard, and will be on our plates tonight.
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