Starting in October, I LOVE this season of the year! I'm the person who drives everyone else nuts as Christmas music is on 24/7 as soon as I can get it. I want anything pumpkin, eggnog, and Christmas lights as soon as I can get it. There is a joyfulness about this season of the year that not too much can squelch. So when Mark stumbled across a radio station that was playing Christmas music at the beginning of November, I have been one happy lady! I've had a couple of solicitors call and ask if I really have Christmas music playing in the background already. Yes people, I am a Christmas freak, I fully admit it and I don't care to be anything less! :) I was reflecting the other day about my crazy love of everything Christmas and I didn't always used to be this way. For those that knew me back in high school/college, the holidays were something I dreaded for several reasons. That's a testament to the 180 degree healing God has provided and I'm really thankful for His touch. With Thanksgiving literally around the corner, I've been reflecting on all that God has done for me....especially lately. Of course, family and friends are a given as I'm beyond blessed by the people God has placed in my life. I am SO thankful that I'm not doing chemo or radiation during my favorite season of the year. I'm thankful that God truly protected me during my treatment in ways that I'm continuing to realize. God has been good to me in ways that will probably take years to fully unfold. I'm thankful for my job and ability to work in oncology for however long this season lasts. Sometimes I feel as though I'm getting paid for therapy as I work with others who are in the midst of their treatment, it's a blessing to say the least. I'm thankful for the littlest of things like hair and eyelashes, putting on mascara has a whole new meaning for me. I am incredibly thankful for my new found relationship with Christ. He has been more real to me in this last year than any of the other years combined. I complain about my circumstances a lot (and I'm working on that) but I have a new perspective on God's gift of life to me. I'm in a body that is dealing with the aftermath of treatment BUT I'm still above ground and I'm thankful for that! It's true that health and the breath of life is a gift, not an entitlement. I'm truly blessed beyond measure no matter what my future holds. My prayer lately is that I use my gift wisely, I want God to be proud that He decided to keep me around.
Happy Thanksgiving!
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