Thursday, November 22, 2012

Thankful

I am a little overwhelmed with how thankful I am that it isn't this time last year. If I make it through today without crying, I will be amazed.
Today is the anniversary of getting my biopsy results. And Thanksgiving last year was tough. I remember the weekend being spent with Phil and my parents, doing anything we could to distract ourselves with how scared we were that I had cancer, how bad the cancer could be, whether or not it had spread, and what I would need to do to get rid of it. Sometimes, we did an ok job of being distracted. But I also remember bouts of random crying too. I found myself saying that I was thankful that they had found my nodules and that we were going to get rid of them.
I don't think it was anyone's favorite Thanksgiving.
Now it is a year later. Cancer is gone. And we have a baby on the way, which is what started the whole thing.
It feels completely different this year.
This dichotomy of holidays reminds me of this: Sometimes your blessings are a little hard to find. And sometimes they smack you in the face. But they are always there.
I hope you can find something in your life to be thankful for today. I promise there is something.
Happy Thanksgiving!

5 comments:

  1. Happy thanksgiving to you!!
    It is really about counting our blessings, it seems.

    Lovely post & very emotional!
    Love,
    svenja

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  2. My goodness how life changes and always there are things to be thankful for, even if just that you aren't where you were. I'm so glad you are in such a beautiful place now. love.

    Aloha Sweet Friend,

    I'm stopping by from Casey's little linky list to personally invite you to join me for An Aloha Affair.

    It's a sweet gathering of creative souls and a sharing of all the wonderful work we do. I'd love it if you'd join us, you know if you're wanting to take a little break with sweet friends.

    xo,
    Nicole
    localsugarhawaii.com

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  3. oh girl, i empathize with you on so much of this! thank you for sharing your heart so openly. i'm thrilled to be your newest follower.

    much love and many blessings!
    xoxo.

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  4. A year makes all the difference. Congrats on being cancer-free and with a wee one on the way.

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