Being Thankful

The last two weeks have been busy.  I had my 1 year transplant birthday and a few days later had some friends over who I have not seen for over a year. 

My family was supposed to come over but my brother and his family was/is evacuated from Drayton Valley so they have been very busy (and stressed), my sister-in-law and other brother were sick so we needed to take a rain check. 

Yesterday we got notice that a friend passed away.  We haven’t been in contact much over the years but we were really good friends 20 years ago and having him in our lives impacted our life path a number of times.  It is a mixture of sadness that he is gone and happiness that he was in our lives and left lots of good memories.

Today I spent the day with my mom and sister.  It was a beautiful visit and a great time with my family. Mike and the kids made me a beautiful flower bed (Mike made it and the kids helped with flowers) and even though the boys were not home, I was able to have nice visits with them. 

These last few weeks have really emphasized mortality and how lucky that I am to just be here.  How friends and family change as we grow older but still leave impacts on us. I think my visit today was so good because we just enjoyed each other’s company, we were embracing the moment. I am thankful for the friends and family I have in my life.