It's a big Thankful Thursday — the last of the year. Thank you for spending Thankful Thursdays with me, for keeping me accountable, appreciative, and grateful for things big and small.

Attention attracts gratitude, and gratitude expands joy, and my gratitude grows when shared with you.

Thank you.

Bell Song of Thanks

for patience and prayers
   for holding tight
   and letting go

for mothers
   who cry in the dark
   and pray for light

for fathers
   reticent as rocks
   solid as time

for brothers
   that call

for sisters
   that don’t

for the near miss
   the second place
   the small dent

for speaking up
   and stilling down

for lungs to run
   legs to stand
   a heart to believe

for sickness
   and balm
   fortitude and grit

for newborns
   cradled in hopeful hands

for goodbyes
   that shook
   left us sobbing and stranded

for faith
   and song
   and the reminding chime

for giving up
   and starting over

despite of,
   because of,
   almost always
   for

love.

- Drew Myron