I find that the first place I go when I log onto the internet is the LoT. I am very thankful for this place. It allows me an outlet that I don't get elsewhere. It is a place that all are accepted. It is a place that allows intelligent political debate without attacks of an individual (except when GC picks on me, of course
). And it makes me laugh. Here's to the LoT.
One thing that I have found to be funny is that this calendar year has been full of medical crap and procedures and tests and surgery, and even while still having difficulties that will require more surgery, it seems, I have found that I have never been so thankful for my physical well being. The surgeon who performed my surgery has a rare cancer. Someone I have coached against for the last 10+ years keeled over and died of a massive heart attack while sitting at his desk a couple weeks ago. There are, sadly, more tragedies near to me I could list.
I have found that perspective has made me more thankful than ever. No matter what my circumstances are, it could always be worse, and billions of people around the world would love to have my life. I have all the things I could ever need and a support structure that will always ensure that should I not be able to meet those needs, they would still, in fact, be met.
That feeling of knowing how many people care about me and my family - and would assist us medically, financially, in prayer, however we would ask - is truly an overwhelming and humbling feeling. It would be impossible to express enough gratitude to those in my life that I know beyond a shadow of doubt would do anything for me and my family.