I'm thankful....

I was driving to Target through the holiday traffic earlier this evening to get some ornaments for my students. I was listening to the radio and they were sending "shout outs" and prayers to the troops overseas, afterwards the song "All I Want for Christmas Is You" came on and suddenly a feeling of nostalgia came over me and I started thinking about all the families that will spend this holiday season without their loved one because they are away defending our country. You see I know this feeling very well as my husband (boyfriend at the time) and sister served in Iraq and both were gone during the holiday season in the past; and let me tell you its a terrible feeling when you miss someone that bad and they're in harms way. So this holiday season I am thankful. I am very thankfukl to have my husband home and alive. Yes alive, because four years ago he had a terrible accident while on his second tour to Iraq and days away from coming home. But now he's home. I think about this every year during the holidays because the outcome could have been different. Karen will also come home and be with us for the holidays. Having your family home during the holidays is something that many of us take for granted, so for this reason I want to acknowledge how very thankful I am.