Reporter has much to be thankful for this year
Today is Thanksgiving, a time when Americans all over the country gather together with their families to celebrate all of the things that they have to be thankful for. Turkey and dressing aside, I know that I have more than a little to be thankful for this year.
I’m thankful for a clean bill of health, for the ability to see and hear, the ability to walk and run. Too many of us take these things for granted and when you think about it, it’s a thousand wonders that any of us are healthy.
I’m thankful for my family. I’m thankful for the memories of those who have passed on, and I’m thankful for the promised futures of the newly arrived. I’m thankful that my wife continues to put up with me and for our little girl. I’m thankful for my parents, who tried to make me do right as long as I live under their roof. I’m thankful for my grandparents, who set the example for everyone around them. I’m thankful for my brothers and sister. I love them all, simple as that.
I’m thankful for my two dogs – Wilson and Mojo. They’re my little buddies and can express more with a wag of their tales than I can express with the English language. The friendship of a dog is without a doubt more intense and constant than that of a man.
I’m thankful that I live in Monroe County. I’ve lived in Washington, D.C., Tuscaloosa and Montgomery, and I spent more time than I care to mention in Iraq and Kuwait. There’s no question in my mind that Monroe County is a fine place to live. If I never live anywhere else that will be fine with me.
I’m thankful for my job and that I can get up and go to work each day. I’m thankful that I don’t have to depend on a government handout to feed myself and my family. I’m thankful for great bosses and for everyone at The Monroe Journal, a.k.a., my second family.
I’m thankful for the ability to read and write. These are two skills that many of us take for granted, but it wasn’t took long ago that the literacy rates in the south were abysmally low. If you can read, there isn’t a whole lot that you can’t learn to do. Plus, when it boils down to it, I earn my living reading and writing, so these are skills that pay the bills.
Last but not least, I’m thankful that I’m an American. I’m thankful that I live in a country that takes freedom seriously. I’m thankful that we live in a country where you’re innocent until proven guilty, a country where you can own a gun, a country where you can go to church wherever you want, a country where you can speak your mind.
In the end, I encourage each of you to take a few minutes today and think about all of the simple things that you have to be thankful for. Until next week, be safe, watch out for the other fellow, and have a happy Thanksgiving!
I’m thankful for a clean bill of health, for the ability to see and hear, the ability to walk and run. Too many of us take these things for granted and when you think about it, it’s a thousand wonders that any of us are healthy.
I’m thankful for my family. I’m thankful for the memories of those who have passed on, and I’m thankful for the promised futures of the newly arrived. I’m thankful that my wife continues to put up with me and for our little girl. I’m thankful for my parents, who tried to make me do right as long as I live under their roof. I’m thankful for my grandparents, who set the example for everyone around them. I’m thankful for my brothers and sister. I love them all, simple as that.
I’m thankful for my two dogs – Wilson and Mojo. They’re my little buddies and can express more with a wag of their tales than I can express with the English language. The friendship of a dog is without a doubt more intense and constant than that of a man.
I’m thankful that I live in Monroe County. I’ve lived in Washington, D.C., Tuscaloosa and Montgomery, and I spent more time than I care to mention in Iraq and Kuwait. There’s no question in my mind that Monroe County is a fine place to live. If I never live anywhere else that will be fine with me.
I’m thankful for my job and that I can get up and go to work each day. I’m thankful that I don’t have to depend on a government handout to feed myself and my family. I’m thankful for great bosses and for everyone at The Monroe Journal, a.k.a., my second family.
I’m thankful for the ability to read and write. These are two skills that many of us take for granted, but it wasn’t took long ago that the literacy rates in the south were abysmally low. If you can read, there isn’t a whole lot that you can’t learn to do. Plus, when it boils down to it, I earn my living reading and writing, so these are skills that pay the bills.
Last but not least, I’m thankful that I’m an American. I’m thankful that I live in a country that takes freedom seriously. I’m thankful that we live in a country where you’re innocent until proven guilty, a country where you can own a gun, a country where you can go to church wherever you want, a country where you can speak your mind.
In the end, I encourage each of you to take a few minutes today and think about all of the simple things that you have to be thankful for. Until next week, be safe, watch out for the other fellow, and have a happy Thanksgiving!
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