What are you thankful for

With Thanksgiving in a few days, it makes me reflect on what I am thankful for.

Thinking back, I'd have to say I have a lot to be thankful and grateful for. I'd have to say the #1 thing above all else I am fortunate to have is my parents. They have played a huge role in my being who I am today. They could not afford to give me things that cost a lot of money growing up, but they gave me so many things money can not buy. They taught me to work hard to get what I need and what I want. They instilled good morals and values into me, to respect others and be considerate and compassionate. They have always been there for me every step of the way, rooting me on when I played football and baseball, my 4-H shows, my school events, and being there when I needed them. They have been there for me when I've needed a voice of reason when things have seemed lost. I can never do enough to show them or tell them how grateful and proud I am to have them in my life, no matter how much I try or how much now I do to help them.

I'm grateful that in these hard financial and economic times that I have a good job to go to every day. It allows me to live good and be able to do as much as I can to help my parents. I may not be rich by any means, but I am a simple man and I do not need much. I have a nice cozy apartment, a nice reliable truck, and some nice goodies in my apartment it has allowed me to afford.

Even though it has ended in heartbreak and I am single right now, I am grateful to have known love.

I am lucky to have some good friends that I know will be there for me if I need them. Usually it is me going to help them, but that is because I usually don't ask for help. But I know if I did that they would be there.