Except for this Thanksgiving.
A dear friend saved this beautifully written post on my Facebook wall. I can relate on every level, almost as if I had written it
myself. This year is so incredibly painful and sad, but I also have things to
still be grateful for. And it’s perfectly okay to be in both of those worlds.
But if I’m being honest it’s very difficult to be in the world of thankfulness
and gratefulness. I’m not thankful for this heartache. This grief. This
sadness. It paralyzes me far more often than I would like, but I can’t hurry it
along. I can’t make it go away. I can’t always maneuver through it with grace
and gratitude.
And while I sit in tears thinking about the empty chair at
the table, my heart is also full from the other chairs that are filled. I’m so
incredibly blessed to be in a position with my family to start a business in
honor of Cody. To have something wonderful to focus our attention on does not
go unappreciated. By any of us.
And so we ARE thankful. Just painfully so.
From the bottom of my heart I extend a sincere and warm “Happy
Thanksgiving” to my family and friends near and far. If you find yourself with
an empty chair at your table this year, my heart is with you. If it is the
first year that chair is empty, my heart is aching for you. If your chairs are
all full may the blessings that fill your heart not be taken for granted.
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