Several days ago I concocted a whole different way of celebrating Thanksgiving during the whole month of November by showing those near me and even the community I live in and the world that I am thankful just for the many blessings that I have in my life. Each day I am doing somethign simple to show those around me that they are appreciated. A little appreciation and acknowledgement go a long way.
Today, I called my dad. I had no other reason to call him other than to say, "thanks for being such a great dad." I think I confused him by the whole thing.
My dad is the kind of guy who really would put his life in front of mine. He is a very social guy and likes to be around people. I am happy to say that I got that trait from him. He would put his family first - his sisters, brothers, wife, kids, in-laws, neices & nephews. My dad's family is very close to one another in that they always go to everyone's birthday parties, baby showers and in the fall - all of the boys and their kids (and now grand kids) all meet up at the University of Colorado football games.
I'm pretty sure that my dad would have wanted a boy. But instead he got two girls (me and my sister). He taught me from an early age that just the fact that I am a girl should NEVER stop me from being what I want to be in life. He was my early pre-cursor to not really understanding that "glass ceiling" concept. Because I never believed that I should be held down. (He also taught me how to shoot a .22, and fish, and jeep, and to love and play sports - and love that I live in Colorado).
He showed me that education is the way in life. His quote was always, "They can take all kinds of things away from you but they can never take away what you know." I'm still not certain who they are. But in life - I have had some difficulties and my dad has always made me smile, stick out my chin and believe better days are on the way. He showed me that life can be hard work. He has an amazing work ethic working for the same company for 30+ years. (NO ONE does that anymore).
I don't know that a blog entry or a call could even come close to how Thankful I am that my dad is MINE.
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