My friend BJ Wingate shared another story with us. Soon, I expect to have more news to share. Hope you enjoy this story as much as the last. It is longer so I am giving a google link to connect to the whole story.
Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving.
What am I thankful for? Life, love, friends – new and old, and health
So often we focus on what we don’t have and miss what you do have. It only takes one serious health issue to put the world in a whole new perspective. Little things like walking without pain, being able to pick something up off the floor, being able to put on shoes
I work with severely disabled kids who will never walk, never talk, never read, never be out of diapers. Imagine changing a 10-year-olds diaper. Puts the world in a whole new place, reassess how you feel about yourself and your less than perfect child.
Claire
A Soldier’s Thanksgiving by BJ Wingate
It was the night before Thanksgiving, but in Afghanistan that
didn’t mean all that much. Not unless you liked being hot and
sweaty and walking guard duty with a 15 lb. rifle snuggled in
your arms instead of your 11 month old baby girl that had
been born after you were deployed. At least you were able to
see her via the computer screen and Skype, but it wasn’t the
same. It made it hard to be thankful for much, but PFC
Randolph Johnson kept pacing and trying to think of things he
was or should be thankful for.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/10V_ZLD6k9HZVevQDRpO-bfqSPaCKiLxe3kBdYaCdkDg/edit?usp=sharing
