Condessa Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 I am going to try this, as a method to focus on gratitude this next week—even though this is a very difficult time to do that. Or, maybe especially because this is a very hard time to do that. I welcome anyone so inclined to join in with me. Here goes. I am grateful that, when Ri fell from a tree several months ago, we were set on the path of discovering what was wrong with my little boy earlier than we otherwise would have been. If it had been even just a month longer before we found the tumor, it likely would have caused far more (potentially permanent) damage to his nervous system as well as other organs. 24 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 This is a great idea. I am in a better place now than I was a few years ago with the gratitude. Despite all of the hardships of COVID, I am grateful that it has led to me connecting with a casual FB friend who has become a friend and outdoor, active buddy. We have walked, hiked, day backpacked, kayaked, biked, and even mountain biked twice now. Lot of great, outdoor, safe physical activities. We are now planning a future backpacking trip (I have never done that) and cross country skiing and snow shoeing in the winter. 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannah Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 The company that dh and I both work for is going through a massive downsizing. Dh heard about 3 weeks ago and I did on Tuesday that we've survived and will not be retrenched. I've been reassigned to a new job, but at the same job level that I was. It is a huge relief and I'm extremely grateful. Many of my colleagues have not been as fortunate. 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condessa Posted November 22, 2020 Author Share Posted November 22, 2020 I am grateful for the wonderful people who have stepped in to help us during this time. We have had the kindest friends and relatives caring for our animals and our other six children, even as it has turned out to be longer than we could have predicted. How amazing is someone who steps up to care for three kids for an entire month? It has been a huge blessing to be able to focus on weathering this crisis and know that the rest are being so well cared for. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 7 hours ago, Condessa said: I am grateful for the wonderful people who have stepped in to help us during this time. We have had the kindest friends and relatives caring for our animals and our other six children, even as it has turned out to be longer than we could have predicted. How amazing is someone who steps up to care for three kids for an entire month? It has been a huge blessing to be able to focus on weathering this crisis and know that the rest are being so well cared for. That IS a huge blessing. It is so hard to be in the hospital with one and worried about the others. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
math teacher Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 I am grateful for a teaching position that I love. It is such a blessing to be a part of a great team and to be appreciated. I have a great group of first graders. It warms my heart to hear them say, "Hi, math teacher." Yes, some of them do call me that. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amiesmom Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 I am grateful that I have been able to continue educating my kids at home. I have seen what my friends are dealing with having their kids do distance learning through the local schools and it's tough. I feel blessed that our homeschool has for the most part continued uninterrupted. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Gen Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 I’m grateful that doing something difficult sometimes gets easier the more times you repeat it. I struggle with consistency, but seeing things get easier for me as I just push through and get it done is really motivating. I’m thankful that I have 2 of my adult kids living here right now. I love having the time with them. I love how close they are to each other and how much we just ENJOY each other. I’m thankful for Ds’s girlfriend. She is spending the week with us and fits right in. Not only is she super smart and close to her own family, she cares about being close to all of my kids, not just Ds. I love that she has a stable, happy personality which is a good balance to how high strung some of the rest of us are. I’m grateful for a husband who cares about serving, and it committed to helping me live the kind of life that I want. Dang, I got it pretty good. I should probably refocus on not complaining all of the time. LOL! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 I am grateful that due to sheltering in place remotely I learned a lot about my capacity to improve my health with exercise, something that I thought was impossible due to a persistent tendon-weakening Cipro side-effect. And also, I am grateful that I have honed my mad skillz in working remotely. Also, weirdly, I started tracking air quality online during fire season to decide whether to go outside that day or not, and it became a habit. I continued to visit those sites after the fires were out, and learned that the air where I live is GENERALLY pretty bad, something I had not realized since I can’t usually see smog in the air here anymore (not like the 80s when the brown haze in the distance was visible much of the summer.). All these years I said I loved going to wild nature—the mountains or the beach—and that I felt perceptibly healthier there. And I thought it was this woowoo I’m happy here so I feel healthier here thing. All the while, my allergy seasons were mooshing together so much that it was easier to tell the allergist when I wasn’t allergic than when I was, because that period was so much briefer, and I would develop severe, active asthma from time to time, and even have mild COPD although I have never smoked. And I never put it together before, but now I know—I really AM healthier in the mountains and shore, because the air is so much better so much of the time—even though the altitude means less oxygen. It was not woowoo. It was the air. So, I’m thankful to have figured this out. Now I am going to have to figure out what to do about it. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condessa Posted November 23, 2020 Author Share Posted November 23, 2020 I am grateful for all the work and care and efforts of the medical professionals on behalf of my little boy. So many at the two different hospitals that I have trouble keeping them straight—orthopedist, two neurosurgeons, urologist, spinal cord injury specialist, rehabilitation physician, oncologist, neuro trauma recovery specialists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and more amazing nurses than I can count. They are saving his life and his physical functions, and also his quality of life. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amiesmom Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 I am grateful for being able to slow down and focus on building family relationships this year. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condessa Posted November 24, 2020 Author Share Posted November 24, 2020 I am grateful for my dd11. This amazing, strong-willed, vivacious girl made me a mother. She has so many talents and strengths, and is a leader by nature. I love her so much, and I have faith that the God who would give me such a child must love me immensely to bless me so. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condessa Posted November 25, 2020 Author Share Posted November 25, 2020 I am grateful for my dd10. She is my sensitive, perceptive, deep-thinking, artistic child. I adore this gentle-hearted girl. She brings so much joy and beauty into our family. I love this intensely feeling, loving girl with all my heart, and can see God‘s love for me in the gift of this amazing child. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 I am grateful for my job. It has been tough with Covid, but we are making it work. I am grateful DH has a job he can work from home and that he loves. I am thankful that even though my son's internship with Disney was cancelled, he has found a great alternative and has been in CA with YWAM for the last semester. He is loving it and plans to go back in January as a staff member! They had to forfeit their overseas experience but went to an Indian Reservation for a few weeks and then worked with the homeless in San Francisco, Reno, and Vegas instead. I am thankful my older (Asperger's) is open to Vocational Rehab and will be getting assessed in December for job placement. In the meantime, he has been fantastic with our foster son and we pay him to watch him several hours per week here at home. I am thankful my 3rd son is making the most of Covid and online learning. He has a job now and makes some pretty good money for a teen! He also has been very helpful with things around the house. I am thankful for my foster child. We all love him so much. I am grateful that the courts were able to remove him from a bad home situation. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condessa Posted November 26, 2020 Author Share Posted November 26, 2020 I am grateful for my ds8. He is my wild, generous-hearted, energetic, perfectionistic, knot-headed, justice-loving, amazing boy. He is a natural protector, and his very challenging little guy phase has given way to a boy determined to emulate his father’s example of providing and caring for his family, starting with me. I can feel my Father’s love for me when I consider the gift of this incredible child. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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