Happy Thanksgiving!

2008 has been a really hard year for me and my family but I am still very grateful for the blessings that God has given me and my loved ones during the last year.

I am so grateful that my battle with the government has finally ended.  LOL I just thought of this...I'm kinda like Vince McMahon in the fact that we both have fought the government and won!!!  You may think I'm a little crazy but hear me out!  Okay in 1994, he fought the government when they indicted him on drug charges.  The jury ended up finding him not guilty in June or July of 1994.  Well, for the past several years, I have been fighting with the government regarding my disability and in April of 2008...I WON!!!  So I'm undefeated against the government and you know...I think I'm going to retire.  ;)

I am also grateful that my Grandma is no longer here.  Now that may also sound crazy to you but when I stop and really think about her...she just wasn't happy and in her last days she was starting to hurt a lot more.  So while I miss her so much and I will always miss her so much...I'm glad she is no longer hurting.  I'm glad she is no longer sad.  I'm glad she's been reunited with her loved ones.  I'm glad she's walking with God.

I am also grateful that even though my Dad suffered two strokes, he is a lot better.  I lose my temper a lot with him and I hope that's something I can work on in 2009.

I'm grateful for my sister, brother-in-law, and three nephews.  I wish them all the best in the future.  I wish them nothing but happiness and success.

I'm grateful for my "kids," Annie and Little Bit.  They both are so adorable.  I love them with all my heart.

Friendships.  During the last couple of years, I've really had trouble with people claiming to be my friends, only to betray me.  Well, right now I can honestly say that I have REAL friendships and REAL friends.  The people who are my friends, I would step in front of a bullet for.

Most of all, I'm grateful for my mother.  She is my best friend.  She is my rock.  She is my hero.  Without her...I wouldn't be here.  I hope she knows how much she means to me and how thankful I am for all she does and has done for me.

God bless you all and I hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving.

Michael