Giving Thanks

Thanksgiving is just around the corner. I am looking forward to being together with family and eating bountifully. As usual, this holiday comes at a very busy time of the year for Martha and me and reminds me just how seldom I give thanks for anything, let alone the wonderful life we have. Martha, I want to spend a moment and thank you for a few things.

Martha, I am grateful for the life we have shared for over forty years. Life with you is wonderful, as in filled with wonder!!

I appreciate so many things about you and our relationship. First, you work with great vision and purpose. You always have. Your ability to connect with colleagues and contribute your passion and your wisdom inspires me.

I want to thank you to your straightforward and honest approach to life. I always know where you stand and I know that we can work out any difficulty or concern.

I love how much you love and regard each person in our family. You are a kind and loving wife, an extraordinary and generous mother and fun and doting grandmother. I marvel at how you stay connected with everyone, all the time!

I am thankful for every opportunity I have to sit in our living room, walk in the neighborhood, or dine out together and just talk about whatever there is to talk about. It is fun to make future plans, talk through issues or just share what we’ve with up to over the last week. I love that you let me know, even after four decades, that you enjoy being with me!

Martha, you are my greatest champion. Thank you for loving me so consistently and for so long! Thanks for letting me know when I am being a jerk and accepting those parts of me that can be annoying. Your capacity to forgive knocks me over.

Lastly, thank you for your partnership and for the dreams we have fulfilled, for the life we have created and for all the plans we have yet to hatch. I love you.

I am starting to get into the Thanksgiving spirit!

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