THURSDAY GRATEFUL POST

  Good Morning Everyone,

Hope everyone is having a wonderful week.   Can't believe how quickly the weekends keep coming.  It will be Christmas before we know it.   Scary thought huh??   LOL   Now back to my post.  LOL   We all have so very much in our lives to be grateful for.   Life doesn't guarantee us anything and to be honest...most of us ( Me included ) take so many things for granted.    Life can be taken from us all at a moments notice.    This post is to remind us of the many small and large things in our lives to be grateful for everyday of our lives.    PLEASE share with us if you would like to what you are grateful for today.   Today I am grateful that I was born with 5 fingers and 5 toes and all my body parts.    I for one take that for granted everyday.    I am grateful for my arms, legs and the body that I have since my WLS....even though it is SO FAR from perfect....it is MY body and God blessed me with it.    I am grateful for my husband who is so sweet and loves me unconditionally and I love him too.   Grateful for family and friends.  Grateful for everything that comes my way.    Health is also something that I for one take for granted and I am so sorry for that.   I am a very healthy person and for that I am truly grateful.    Sorry this is so long.   I am going to put a link to a video.   If you didn't see it yesterday.....please take a minute to watch it.   It will give you a "new perspective on being grateful" !!
Have a wonderful day.


 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc4HGQHgeF


Hugs and blessings ~~~ Vivian

My reply today is a little "deeper" than my usual, but it's really on my heart and mind today, and even kept me awake last night (and it takes ALOT to keep me awake)..

For today...I am grateful...

for FORGIVENESS...

For Christ's forgiveness of US, of course, but I am referring today is HUMAN forgiveness of EACH OTHER...

My mom called me last night. You'd have to know my mom to know she NEVER calls, without a good reason. She had seen my first husband's obituary, in yesterday's newspaper, and wanted to know if I had seen it. Ben and I have been divorced for nearly 30 years,and I haven't seen him in probably 10 yrs, but we have talked a few times a year ( good old Facebook). He was only 61, and I don't know the details of his death, but the obit said he was in a nursing home, so I have to assume he had been ill. I have so many sad feelings. I hurt this man and his children deeply "back in the day". His girls were 8 and 10. I was 22. We married on his 30th birthday. I was fat/desperate/thought it was my "only chance to get married"/was not in love/etc/etc/he was buying me a new house/the whole sha bang...A really wonderful man..but NOT the reasons you are supposed t marry a person. I "apologized" many times, over the years, and he often "suggested" we "try again"..but..well..you know..but..the point of the story I am trying to make is:  I know..or HOPE I know Ben truly understood that, in my heart of hearts, I did not intentionally set out to HURT anyone. I guess I thought I would LEARN to love and everything would "work out".

I have forgiven others who have hurt ME, in my lifetime, of course, and have tried to apologize to others when I know I have hurt THEM-even my own children-which, for, some reason, was especially hard to do.

Okay..novel over...

 Gina.....I am SO sorry to hear about your ex husband's passing away.   His family and you too will definitely be in my thoughts and prayers.    I am sure that he had forgiven you and his children too.   You are a wonderful precious person and God knows your heart and intentions.    Please accept my condolences.    Thank you for letting us know.   

Hugs and blessings ~~~ Vivian

Good morning Vivian!

I am beyond grateful this morning for my friends and family that love me unconditionally!!  I feel truly blessed to have such a wonderful support system!!! 

 Amen Paige.   We all need lots and lots of support in this lifelong battle with our weight.

Hugs and blessings ~~~ Vivian

Today I am grateful for:

- health
- for my family
- my home
- jobs
- rain

Lisa

 Hope you get lots and lots of rain Lisa.   We didn't get all that much here in the Fort Worth area.

Hugs and blessings ~~~ Vivian

I am so grateful for the doctors at UTSW for putting my husband back together again. 

Janet

 Amen Janet......I am grateful that Jim is getting better with you.

Hugs and blessings ~~~ Vivian

I am grateful for my true friends and my family and having a job that allows me extra time off in the summers.