It’s that time of year again where the sun rises a little earlier and sets before anyone has had time to eat dinner. It's that time of year when the leave are falling, and the wind is stronger. The time of year when, in Wisconsin, it’s 70 one day, then 49 the next, that time of year when college students are in need of a break and a home cooked meal. It’s November, and it’s that time of year when we all start being thankful again.
Again. We aren't all the time, but we begin to be... again.
Thanksgiving is great because it is a little reminder of how much we all have to be thankful for, however, we never seem to take the time to be thankful the rest of the year. I am at fault of this too, we all are, but why can’t giving thanks be an everyday occurrence, like saying prayers?�
What if your life was to change drastically tomorrow? Did you give thanks for what you have today? Don’t wait for Thanksgiving to be thankful, and don't wait for something bad to happen in order to realize how truly blessed you are. Be thankful everyday, because there are always people who have it worse. I mean, just try to think of all the what if’s.
What if your life was completely different?
What if that was your mother who passed away of breast cancer when you were just a kid?
What if it was your brother or sister that passed away in a car accident?
What if that was your house that burned down?
What if that was your knee that was injured and what if it was your senior season?
What if you lived in Florida and your house was destroyed by a hurricane?
What if that was your sibling’s picture hanging on the "MISSING" bulletin board in the Walmart entryway?
What if you had to go to community meals and the food pantry because you actually needed food, not just volunteer hours?
What if you were never introduced to your faith?
What if you were born into a different family, a different community, and different situation?
What if that was your country being bombed?
What if that was your sister, mother, or girlfriend who was raped?
What if you were in that abusive relationship?
What if things would have worked out?
What if your school was the one in the news for the latest school shooting?
What if your brother was killed in the military? What if you were the one being handed that folded up flag?
What if…