Well, sometimes it’s hard to be thankful. For example, it’s hard to be thankful that my knee is healing, because it hurts like hell. If I sit up too long, it swells. This makes getting anything done somewhat problematic. Likewise, standing for too long is problematic, as is bearing full weight all the time. Life has kind of morphed into “what can I accomplish whilst sitting in a recliner, with my knee propped up on two pillows and strapped into an ice pack…” I am thankful, though…really I am. I’m thankful that my knee had two years to heal after my head-on collision and resultant near-total MCL tear, bone bruising and general massive owies. I’m thankful that it wasn’t shattered in the accident. Also, I’m thankful that I’m not DEAD. I was for a few seconds…which was terrifyingly interesting. Really, really, REALLY thankful I’m not dead.
I’m thankful that my great niece Rebecca was born healthy and that her momma, my niece Rachel, is taking to motherhood like a duck to water. I’m thankful that my husband is such an awesome man, and that together we raised two amazing children…who are both now grown and amazing adults. I’m thankful that I have a job, especially in the current economic climate in Alaska, with our oil-dependent economy.
It’s good to seek out the things in life that we can be thankful for. It can be the little things…like when my kids were small and we would pull into a parking garage and find a good spot, not too far away from the door…and my son would shout, “Look, Mommy! GOD FOUND US A PARKING PLACE!!!” at the top of his little lungs. My kids taught me to celebrate the big and the small things. Sometimes your day can be so bad that sticking two Duplo blocks together represents the sum total of your achievements. So…celebrate that. It’s okay. Tomorrow will be better…
This has been a Finish the Sentence Friday post, hosted by the ever-awesome Kristi Rieger Campbell of findingninee.com and Lizzi of https://summat2thinkon.wordpress.com/.
LIFE IS LIKE A HAND GRENADE 
Always in the small things of gratitude that we find the most love in life. (Kids, health, jobs and good parking spaces). Hope your knee is healing well. My husband had two total replacements three weeks ago – lots of owie, so I can sympathize with you.
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Glad you are recovering from what sounds like a traumatic accident in your life, but spouse, job, children raised well are all things to be thankful for and not taken for granted that they just happened to you.
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Well done and hoping for more forward momentum with your knee and everything else.
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A head-on collision sounds totally terrifying. There is much to be grateful in each new day after that I bet!
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OMG, I'm thankful you are not dead either. Very scary stuff – which makes everything after that something to be thankful for, i guess.
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Scary accident…. Recovery is an amazing thing
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Scary accident…. Recovery is an amazing thing
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Yikes and SO SO GLAD you're not dead!!! Seriously!! I hope your knee feels better so so so VERY soon. Thanks for linking up, Sweets.
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Glad you are more than OK.
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My kids are grown, too, but we still have Duplos. Maybe I'll have to go put two together and feel accomplished! 🙂
Alive is good.
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You GO, girl! 😉
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Hang in there…it's a rough recovery but doable!
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Thank you!
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It was…and there definitely is! 🙂
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It helps to adjust one's perspective for sure…
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This was a good prompt…very thought-provoking!
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Amen and amen…
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Scary – so thankful you are not dead! An MCL injury is nothing to sneeze at. Wishing you speedy(er) healing!
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Ohhhh I'm so so glad things are improving with your knee and that things aren't worse! Goodness me! I hope that your recovery is textbook, and that it is as manageable as possible.
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It is so good to celebrate the little things. I am new to your blog, and I am fascinated by the City Hall pic. Where is Sherman?
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Me too…me too! The MCL took way over a year to heal, but it finally did…and then the meniscus tore. Hence the surgery. Now it would just STOP swelling…oh well! Thanks!
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Thank you!
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Sherman City Hall is at Mile 258.3 on the Alaska Railroad. It's my family's homestead. We've been there since September 1964…51 years now. We were one of the last Federal grant homesteads in Alaska (indeed, in the entire United States) under the Homestead Act of 1862.
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Sarah, check out my post for today…a little homestead history for you!
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I think finding a great parking place is worth a whole lot of thankfuls! Little things mean a lot!
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You bet they do!
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Being on a blog hop and connecting with others during your recovery is a good thing. I hope you continue to get better. Children's prayers are powerful and confirming to them that there is a God.
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Thanks!
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