Do you know anyone who says, “I’m thankful, but…”
Well, if you’re reading this, you do. I’m good at that, I really, really am. I’m thankful for this house but I wish it was bigger. I’m thankful for my oldest son but I wish his ears worked better. I’m thankful for my youngest son but I wish he wasn’t teething and, as such, biting. I’m thankful for my Husband but if he gets called out on one more holiday to fight a fire, I’m going to scream!
The buts. They’re always around, aren’t they?
I don’t want to feel like that this Thanksgiving. Especially not in relation to my children; any of them, all of them. It’s been a hard year in some respects. I want to be truly thankful, if not everyday, at least today. I can go back to but-ing tomorrow. Today?
I am thankful for my daughter and her spirit. I am thankful for her hair, for her eyes. I am thankful for her intelligence. I am thankful for her Mom and her amazing ability as a parent. I am thankful for her grandparents in so many ways. I am thankful for my own boys and their laughter, their joy. I am thankful for my Husband for not only supporting us but loving us, unconditionally. I am thankful for all of my internet friends who have taught me so much over the past few years; about adoption, about parenting and about learning to love myself.
Today I am thankful. Without the buts.
My name is Jenna. I blog here, 
