{"id":12487,"date":"2019-11-27T17:14:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-27T23:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=12487"},"modified":"2019-11-26T20:07:08","modified_gmt":"2019-11-27T02:07:08","slug":"a-thankful-thanksgiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=12487","title":{"rendered":"A Thankful Thanksgiving"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Thanksgiving 2019 is going to be a little different. I’ve been blessed my whole life that Thanksgiving has always been special. Sometimes it has been with lots of people and happy noises and other times quiet. In recent years it has been on the smaller side of things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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These two, the world’s greatest MIL and my wife get all the food going. Except I smoke the chicken, turkey, ribs or whatever. That’s a hard job. The hardest part is to not drink so much beer that you forget what you are doing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And Logan, the brains of the bunch, or so he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This lady, my partner in life. The one who keeps me going. Heather is the uber networker. She knows everybody, if she doesn’t know the right person, she knows who to call. She can gather information and resources like nobody’s business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This year, brother Bob has fallen ill. Runner of 26 marathons and numerous lesser distances and probably the toughest person I know, by far, has a serious illness where he can’t walk a foot without support. I think he is going to be okay but it is going to take some time. My sister and I are trying to figure it out all out. Bob has been a part of our Thanksgiving for years. He loves good food and we are the place for that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So this year Bob and I are having a branch Thanksgiving at his hospital in Memphis. Don’t feel sorry for me, yes I will miss everybody but I am thankful that I have my brother. I am thankful for all the hospitals, nurses, nurses aides, cleaning people, food service techs, and doctors who have a part in getting him to where he is now. Many of those people will be working on Thanksgiving, away from their families, ministering to people like my brother. He’s had a lot of tough therapy and despite his losses and despite the hard therapy, he never complains, he just takes it as it comes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I am also thankful for his co-workers and friends. Bob is now a Navy civilian employee and most of his coworkers are ex-military as well. There is a fierce loyalty and concern there that I don’t think lifelong civilians can really know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And my sister, Ellen, fellow blogger<\/a>, retired IT executive, seasonal Yellowstone Park Ranger, and all around great person who always seems to know what to do. She spent three weeks with Bob and left a few days ago to get some R&R and spend some with her family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So yes, Thanksgiving will be a little different this year but I think that I have more to be thankful for than ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope you and your families have a great Thanksgiving. Lets remember those who have to work or otherwise cannot spend their days with family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am linking with Skywatch Friday<\/a>. Come check it out!!<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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