Happy Thanksgiving

"The Pilgrims made seven times more graves than huts.  No Americans have been more impoverished than these who, nevertheless, set aside a day of thanksgiving."  ~H.U. Westermayer

Sitting here with an absolutely miserable cold and extrememly thankful for a two year old who is willing to entertain himself today~and didn't mind a boring old peanut butter sandwhich for lunch.  Can't breathe to sleep, but have no energy to expend (sitting up seems to be it for me today~and even that hurts). 
The cold has made me slow down, and I've been thinking about all my blessings while going through tissues and OTC meds:  friends, family, home, food, clothing, and so much more.  Thinking about that first Thanksgiving and all the hardships that came before it.  Amazing how the Pilgrims kept such faith in the midst of all of their adversity and dispairing loss.  Quite an inspiring story (and makes this nasty cold seem more like a measely little annoyance than the debilitation it's been to me today).
Wishing you all a very happy Thanksgiving and so thankful for the blessings that you all are to me!  God bless!