Thankful

[mdlbear]

I don't always do one of these, but today there's a lot to be thankful for:

• I have my family, pulling together in a time of crisis. Most especially I have Colleen, with me for over a third of a century, and two children who are growing up into beautiful young women.
• I have, oddly, a son-in-law who loves my older daughter, and who gets along with the rest of the family.
• My Mom is still alive, happily running the library at her retirement home a month shy of her 88th birthday.
• I'm gainfully and happily employed, for a company that gives a damn about society and the environment.
• I have music, and Tres Gique looks as though it's going to work as an almost-real band.
• I have my heart back. Whether from a hormonal shift, a higher dose of Vitamin D, or good deep conversation when I needed it, I do.
• I've had a year on the River; a year of extraordinary personal discovery, deep conversation, friendship, love, profound writing, long walks, and a series of experiences that, while sometimes painful, I have taught me more than words can easily express.
• I have my friends, online and offline. Filkdom, fandom, and random, I love you all. Thank you.
• I have love: people I love and people who love me.
• ... and I am profoundly, inexpressibly thankful that Colleen's health troubles started before we drove down to LOSCON, so that she could be cared for close to her home, family, and friends.