“Thank you for being a friend” is the opening line of the theme song for Golden Girls which is my FAVORITE television show. There are many life lessons that can be learned while also having a laugh.
There are many things to be thankful for in life.
These past few years, I have been more thankful for life than I ever was before. Because of my medical challenges over the past few years, I make everyday matter, even if it is with just one simple task. Sometimes I challenge myself to do more and be more productive, but if I at least wake up, I know it is going to be a good day.
I am thankful for my husband. He has stood by my side since we first started dating. He has challenged me a times, but he has always been there. He has had many chances to leave or walk away because of the struggles I have had since the day we got married. We never really got to experience the “newly wed’ lifestyle because two weeks after we got married, I ended up in the hospital for two months fighting for my life because of the flesh-eating bacteria. We have been high up on the mountain of great things but also been low in the valley of darkness. He has forgiven me and loved me through every single thing we have encountered. He has helped me and has held my hand through every challenge.
I am thankful for my family. We haven’t always been a close-knit family, but we are that weird family who can make each other laugh and cry at the same time of being together. We help each other out in any way we can. We watch each other's kids (or, in my case, dog) so they can run an errand or enjoy a few moments of peace. I never realized how much I was going to need them when I was growing up. But now being an adult, I have never needed them more than ever. They are always just a phone call away. We support each other and love each other.
I am thankful for my friends. It has been a long and scary three years of doctor visits and life changes. I am thankful for the friends that have stood by my side through it all. Some friends have left my side and traveled down their path. Others have carried on with their own lives without me in it. That is okay because they have their own life to live. I don’t blame them or hate them. I still love them and hope they have a good life. But real friends are the ones who check in on you and love you unconditionally. Over the past few years, my circle has gotten smaller. I know as time passes, it will continue to get smaller and smaller. Life goes on and love is still there to give.
I am thankful for my doctors who listened to me and helped take care of me. Some saved my life in more ways than one. Not all the doctors I have had have listened to me or given me a second look. There are a couple of doctors who, through this whole ordeal, have listened and checked in and shown me compassion. They have thought of every route we could go and go out of their way to save ME money, and not necessarily make them more money. I am forever grateful for these few doctors.
Last but not least, I am thankful for my relationship with Jesus Christ. He has been a light to my world when I was lost in the darkness. He has never left me or forsaken me. He has forgiven me for all the mistakes I have made. When I travel off the path, He is right there behind me when I need to return home. He never leaves my side. Jesus always greets me with open arms and love. That is all I want to do for others. I want to greet them with open arms and love. I want to love like Jesus so people can see that no one is perfect besides Jesus.
I will enter into 2025 with a full heart of love given to me by the people above. It may not be easy, but it will be worth it. Life is worth living.
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