Happy November everyone! In years past I try to take time in November to think about the things that I'm thankful for. This week has had some interesting ups and downs and a few times of just feeling 'blah'. I think that makes it more important to focus on what I'm thankful for.
This week I'm choosing to think of one of the greatest blessing I have. My family. Those I'm legally or biologically related to and those I'm not. My family always had an "open door" policy growing up. There were tons of people in and out of our lives and our home. It led to me having a bit of a different definition of family.
I choose to believe that family isn't always the people we share blood with but the people we choose to let be a part of our lives and choose to be a part of theirs.
This week we celebrated two birthdays of "family members" that I'm not related to.
The first, my adorable godson. Clay turned 4 this week I can hardly believe it! His mom, Haleigh, has been a part of my family for over ten years. She was one of several teenagers who lived with my family at different times. Haleigh and her husband Josh, later returned the favor by letting me live with them for over a year when we were in our early twenties. I was there when they found out they were expecting their first child, Sam. I got to be there when both Sam and Clay were born. And I have the great pleasure of being godmother to those two beautiful children. Clay may not look like me but he's 100% my nephew and I'm so grateful to have him, his sister, and his parents as part of my family.
The other birthday was my brother's best friend, Michael. He's been part of our family for over half my life. He's also in about half of our family photos. My nephew was named after him. He's one of those people that will always be there for any of us if we need anything. That's just a few of the reasons that we're blessed to call him a part of our family.
There's others I'm grateful for. My amazing parents. My sweet grandparents. My hilarious aunts, uncles and awesome cousins. My incredible siblings, my adorable nieces and nephews. My wonderful friends and so many others.
I'm extremely blessed with those in my life. The family that I was born with and those who have been added to my life through the years. I wouldn't know what to do without them.
That's my first thankful post. What about you? Who in your family are you thankful for this week?
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