Now, I have made it clear in class that Thanksgiving is not my favorite holiday. I don't like the way schools fictionalize a story that sounds good, while ignoring the sad facts about how we really treated Native Americans in this country. That being said, I have learned to treat Thanksgiving as a reminder of all the things I am thankful for.
This year, as always, I am thankful for my faith, my family and my friends. I am blessed to be surrounded by people who love me. I am also thankful that I have two jobs in an economy where people often can't find one. I have been blessed this year in buying my first home and I am thankful that I have the means to do so.
So, in honor of the holiday my question to you this week will be an easy one. "What are you thankful for this holiday season?" Answers are due no later than Sunday, November 28th, 2010. Have a happy and safe holiday weekend!
I am thankful for my family and friends. I am happy how they are understanding about the demands about my work. I am also thankful for my hubby getting home from Afghanistan.I'm thankful what I have and working on the things I want to achieve.
ReplyDeleteI am thankful for my parents for providing us with food, shelter and protection. I am happy that I got through my college and I am now graduating with a bachelors degree. I am thankful to my teachers and classmates that becasue of them I was able to learn so much in this past 3 yrs of my college and I will take everything and achieve more futher in life.
ReplyDeleteI am thankful for my family and friends.
ReplyDeleteIf it wernt for them i'd be lost.
I'm thankful for my family and friends and all the opportunities I've had. I'm thankful that I've been able to be happy with someone for a long time, 6 years in December, who understands me and is able to balance out my extremes (and vice versa). I'm thankful that I had the means to have my tonsils removed in September, my life has changed drastically for the better.
ReplyDeleteMy strenth is what I am most thankful for. I have been given this amazing ability to stay strong. I am also thankful for find peace in such a hectic world. Meeting my friend Ashley has also been a blessing. And I have also purchased my first home this year, thanks to the opportunity that I have been given. Happy Holidays!
ReplyDeleteI’m thankful for my friends, family, my cat Gemma, for almost being done with school, and PHISH my favorite band!!!
ReplyDeleteThere is just so many things I'm thankful for this year. First, my family for always being there for me through the thick and the thin. Second, my friend's online and offline. They been really helpful to me as of this year. Third, the faculty of this college for helping me when I had problems I need to solve here. Lastly, my lord and savior for giving me strength when I really need it this year and I hope that he will still continue to give me that strength as I live the rest of my days.
ReplyDeleteI am very thankful for my opportunities and achievements that I have accomplished at this school. I am also very thankful to have my strong health that has prevented me from missing a single class in the past 2 and a half years. It's a personal goal of mine. I am extremely thankful to have my family and my grandpa who lived through his radiation therapy.
ReplyDeleteI am also thankful for having such an awesome wife and family. I am thankful for my family helping me through school and mentally supporting me through all of my work I have put forth to make it in school. I am thankful to have a roof over our heads when some people unfortunately can not. Have a Thankful Thanksgiving!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm thankful for the breathe in my body, my AWESOME husband, family, close friends,my apartment, the opportunity to even be able to have education available to me, I'm thankful for all of the possitive influences in my life, I'm thankful for being able to carry a healthy baby, and I'm thankful for having a car that gets me back and forth. I'm just thankful for everything.
ReplyDeleteI am thankful for my friends and my amazing boyfriend, Jordan. Without them I don't know how I'd be feeling right now. I am also thankful for my roommate Audrey! And well, recently, I am thankful that we got rid of our other crazy roommate and are still able to figure out how to pay all our bills! :)
ReplyDeleteI am thankful for my family and friends, they have helped me through some really tough situations. I'm also thankful that I have my health, I work in health care and there are so many people who have to be away from the people they love at the holidays and I'm thankful that I get to spend time with the people I love.
ReplyDeleteI'm thankful for my family and friends.
ReplyDeleteJust as everyone else, I am thankful for family and friends. Without them I would not be the person I am today. I am thankful that I have had the will to make it through 12 years of school as well as another 3 and a half at The Art Institute. I am thankful to have the opportunity to go to school and receive a good education, so that I can hopefully use my knowledge to do some good in this world some day.
ReplyDeleteI am most definitely thankful for my families health, especially my mom who has been struggling with addiction. I am also thankful for my friends and thier understanding my being so busy. Although I complain sometimes about being so tired and worn out, I am thankful for the opportunity to have two jobs that work for my schedule and needs right now. Most of all I am thankful for the opportunity to be a mother which has been my lifelong dream, even if the timing is hectic for me right now. My boyfriend is a wonderful dad now and I know he will be to our child, so I am thankful to have such a wonderful person in my life. Overall, I am thankful for the life I have and the future that is ahead of me.
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ReplyDeleteI am thankful for my faith and truth first and foremost. I am thankful for my beautiful and healthy son, and all my family. I am thankful for my sound mind and body and for being able to provide for my son. I do my best not to take anything for granted so to sum it up I am thankful for life and all that I am blessed with!!
ReplyDeleteJust like everyone else i am thankful for my family and friends. I am also thankful to have a house over my head and be able to provide for my family. I have a job and some people can't. I'm just thankful to live in a country that i have freedom to do what i want
ReplyDeleteI'm thankful for family, turkey, friends, mashed potatoes, freedom, ham, fall, and the Internet. (in no particular order) :)
ReplyDeleteI am thankful for my family and friend. I love them all very much and really don't know what I would do without them.
ReplyDeleteI'm thankful that I'm almost done with school, that I have family that has been more than willing to let me live with them during my schooling, and the massive amounts of leftover mashed potatoes that are in my fridge. :D
ReplyDeleteThanksgiving happens to be my favorite holiday. I as well look at this holiday to remind me of why I am here on this earth and to be thankful for everything that I do have. I am thankful for my family. Without them I clearly wouldn't be where I am today. I'm thankful for all the support they have given me and for all the things they still provide for me. I am thankful for my friends. Without them I don't know that I would be able to stay strong in this chaotic world, they are my rocks when days are rough. I am thankful that I am able to come to school and strive towards my future goals. I am surely thankful that I have a job with the economy the way it is and to be able to afford things that most people today aren't able to. But above all things no matter how exhausted and tired I am, I am thankful to the "man upstairs" that I can wake up everyday and take more breaths.
ReplyDeleteThis year I have a lot more to be thankful for than in years past. My son, Brooklyn, finally has a good bill of health. For many years we have struggled with long hospital stays and sleepless nights. We are finally getting into a schedule that seems to work for all of us with all of his medication.
ReplyDeleteI am thankful for all that I have.
ReplyDeleteI have a lot of things to be thankful for. First off thankful for just being alive. For the people i have met and known. My family, My friends n especially My sisters/best friends/roomies My girls. They keep me on My toes and make me smile and so much more! What i would do Without them i dont know but yeah
ReplyDeleteI am thankful for my friends and family. Without people behind me and at my side I would be no where. My cats as well, if not for them cuddling under the covers I'd have to turn my heat on.
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ReplyDeleteI'm thankful for my friends and family.
My family helps me out in these tough economic times if I'm ever in trouble. My friends have helped me find work and solve problems. My latest achievement, with help from friends, I landed a job at the Judicial Technology and Automation Committee; JTAC is an arm of the Indy Supreme Court. It's a great opportunity for me with an amazing pay. If it weren't for my friends help and support from my family, I would have never of gotten it.
Well I don't really celebrate thanksgiving, but I'm always thankful for my family, friends, and people around me. Also I'm thankful every single second I'm living and had live.
ReplyDeleteI feel that I have a lot to be thankful for. I am thankful for my faith and my family. I am thankful to live where I live in a country so much better than others. I am thankful to be in school and have so many opportunities. I am thankful for my job. I am also thankful for all that I have learned this year not just in school but the life lessons in general.
ReplyDeleteI am thankful for my wonderful family. This was the first holiday without my dad's dad, who passed away November 12th. We are all extremely close, and losing him was really hard on everyone. We barely got through his week long hospital stay. I know that without eachother, we would not have been able to do as well as we have without him.
ReplyDeleteThis year I am thankful for my education. I am graduating in two weeks with my Bachelors in Graphic Design. It is such an amazing feeling to have worked so hard for something and be able to be proud of what you have done at the end. I am thankful for my family, my Niece just turned a year old in November, and its funny how such a little child can bring a family so much closer together. Before her, my family rarely spent time together and now we find as many excuses as possible to all get together. I am also thankful for my boyfriends life. He was in a horrible drinking and driving accident this past March, and while his cousin ( 21 years old ) died during the wreck, but Jared lived. We were having alot of problems and had been broken up for a few months. Its sad how sometimes trajedys can really open up your mind and heart. We are now better than ever, moving in together in January!
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