Hi there, I am sharing something I wrote about being Thankful - this was written before I became ill and I will write something similar about how I feel now that my transplant is over.

I AM THANKFUL FOR

I am thankful for the sunrise

Which reminds me once again,

That I am here to enjoy another day

Of sunshine or of rain.

For a table fully laden

A warm and comfy bed,

A soft and downy pillow 

Where I can lay my head.

For the privelidge of children

Now grown and on their way,

Taking care of others 

As they travel on their way.

Caring for a parent 

Whose life has brought its pain

Calling very often

To ask "How are you:?" again.

I am thankful for a cool breeze

At the end of a summer day,

For a river gently flowing

As it passes on its way.

I am thankful for a beach walk

With the sea spray in my hair

I give thanks daily for my friends

Who always show their care.

Thankful I am for work to do

To guide my idle hand,

I find joy when I see a crop of grain

Ripening on the land.

A shower of rain, a puddle to splash in,

Laughter and the touch of a hand,

These are things I am thankful for ~

The things that I think are grand.

© Linda J. Vaughan

November 2008

Love and hugs,

"Wake at dawn with a winged heart and give 

thanks for another day of loving."

Kahlil Kibran