Fadedwords

The past few months have been not so great.  They have been stressful, emotionally charged, and incredibly challenging.  They have been a struggle to get through.  Today I am so thankful for so many things.  I have been thankful for the past two months.

I am thankful for an incredibly supportive and loving family that will do anything to help me when I’m down.  They pick me up, dust me off, and prop me up until I can carry myself again.  I wouldn’t be making it through without them.

I am thankful for a group of friends that will do absolutely anything in their power to get me through.  They let me sleep in spare rooms, on couches, and in children’s bedrooms until I found a place.  They took me apartment hunting all over the greater Johnston County area.  They took me to movies and out to dinner to get my mind off of life.  They rallied together and raised the money I needed to horseback ride.  I will never be able to thank them enough for all that they have done for me.  I am surrounded by the most beautiful, giving, and loving people I have ever known.

I am thankful for S and D, who are renting me this house.  Their generosity is unparalleled, and I simply would not be able to do any of this without them.  They are selfless, kind, caring, and so, so wonderful.  They have become family away from home, which is an incredible thing.

I am thankful that things between Jake and I continue to remain positive, and that he is doing the things he’s doing to take care of himself.  I am incredibly proud of him and have a lot of faith in him.

Life has been hard.  I think it will continue along that way for quite some time, until everything is sorted out and settled.  Through all of this I have remained thankful for all of these things.  I know how lucky I am.  I know that it could have all been so much worse if any of these things wasn’t there.  So today, like every other day, I am so thankful.

Happy Thanksgiving.