Grateful and Extremely Thankful For My Amazing Parents

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 A few weeks back I fell and broke my left foot and my right ankle which has/had me in a cast unable to drive and get around my own home.  I have had to depend on others for so very much.  I have had to have people picking me to drive to work, having meals made, picking up my mail and taking my garbage can out. So many wonderful friends and family have truly reached out and have helped me enormously!

Thanksgiving for me is time with my family on whatever day we can make it happen.  This year we all got together when Son Dan from Seattle flew in.  It happened a week prior to Thanksgiving so I made no plans on the actual day even though I had generous invites from my sister Julie and Joe to join their family, my friend Sandy and Rick and their family and my parents to join them as well.  Because of no driving I declined.  But then yesterday my daughter Jackie and David called and said they had a huge turkey and fixings for Friday.  They would call grandma and grandpa up and they would arrange to have them give me a lift, joining David's family as well.

My parents are absolutely amazing.  Not only have they come to visit, they have brought meals, dad has picked me up for Mass and many many prayers I'm sure of.  Mom is 89 and dad is 90 years of age!  I am Blessed beyond words to have these two wonderful people not only in my life but folks who have always been there for me through thick and thin!!  God gave me two of the strongest people I know as parents.

My parents have raised me to be very strong and resilient.  They were always there through my years with Dick's accident.  They got my boys into the Evan's scholarship program that saw them through college.  Through my death of Dick and all my dating years.  My parents have and endure so much hardship with the death of their three sons.  Mark, Jim and Paul.  Countless heartaches with all their children.  But they have lived to be blessed a million times over as well!  I for one could never thank God enough for blessing me beyond measure with there two most wonderful souls!!!!


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