This morning as I was getting ready, I was trying to figure out what I am most thankful for this year. I finally figured out that one phrase can pretty much sum up everything that I am thankful for.
I am thankful for what I know and I am thankful for what I don't know.
1. I am thankful that I know what it is like to have a sleepy child lay his head on my shoulder and I am thankful that I don't know what it is like to loose a child.
2. I am thankful that I know what it is like to buy a house and I am thankful that I do not know what it is like to have a home foreclosed.
3. I am thankful that I know what it is like to spend every day with my child and I am thankful that I do not know what it is like to leave my child in a daycare.
4. I am thankful that I know what it is like to have my parents still hold hands in public and I thankful that I do not know what it is like to have divorced parents.
5. I am thankful that I know what it is like to have a husband in love with me and his child and I am thankful that I do not know what it is like to be a single mother.
6. I am thankful that I know what it is like trying to figure out how to try and visit all of our families during the holidays and I am thankful that I do not know what it is like to have family that doesn't wish to see us.
7. I am thankful that I know how much a friend can help and I am thankful not to know what it is like to feel like you have no one.
There are so many experiences that I am so glad that I have been lucky enough to enjoy and I am so very, very thankful that I have been so lucky to avoid so much pain and heartbreak that others have had to endure.
