Today I am thankful for the opportunity to help people heal themselves, for loving family and friends, and for the people who sacrifice their own comforts to ensure that my loved ones and I can continue to enjoy our freedom. Hug your loved ones and show some love to strangers, today and every day!

Today we had Thanksgiving at the Courthouse Restaurant, where they offer a free meal to the community to show thanks for support throughout the year. We started the tradition of eating there on Thanksgiving a few years ago. It was one of Mom's favorite places to eat. She loved everyone who worked there and took an interest in all their personal lives, the way she always did that made people love her so much. It was nice to go again this year, but a little strange without Mom there. But this year, we brought along a friend who lost her husband in October; she and her husband were also regulars at the Courthouse Restaurant. Mom would have been so happy to have her along, and I know she was with us, shining her love down on all of us.