Thankful

I just wanted to take a moment to say "Thank You" to the entire Diabetes OC. You all have been my rock the last 5 months. I've been able to come here and vent, cry, and ask for advice. In some of my lowest times, you all were here. Here to offer a shoulder...offer an ear...and some to just sit silent and read. For that, I'm thankful! All of you understood the pain and frustration I was feeling. The pain of feeling totally helpless and the frustration of not being able to do a thing to control the whacked blood sugars that Kacey was having. Many of you have not only become friends on the OC but you've become real life friends as well! Even though I've never met you all, I feel like I've known you forever and we have a common bond...the diabetes bond...that will last a lifetime!

I just bought my husband Josh Groban's CD for Christmas (the one thing he asked for) and to complete the surprise I decided to upload it to the computer first so I could just put it on play and not tell him and wait for him to notice. Well, I was flipping thru the songs and there was one song on there that litterally brought me to tears. His voice is so pure and I feel such peace when I listen to him. The song that touched me is called "Thankful". Yes....thats me.... thankful! Thankful for my family...Thankful that we are healthy (healthy to the point that Kacey could be so much worse but we have the blood sugars under as much "control" as we can)...Thankful for the new substitute job I will be starting...and my list goes on! Below are the lyrics and if you have the time to listen to the song....you should! :)

So...it's Christmas Eve...I'm in my regular "reflecting" mood...thinking back to Christmases past...some of the happiest times of my life! My wish for all of you....have a wonderful holiday!

Merry Christmas!
Happy Hannakuh!
Happy Kwanzaa!
Happy Holidays!

How ever you say it.... Love to you all!


"Thankful" by Josh Groban

Somedays we forget
To look around us
Somedays we can't see
The joy that surrounds us
So caught up inside ourselves
We take when we should give.

So for tonight we pray for
What we know can be.
And on this day we hope for
What we still can't see.
It's up to us to be the change
And even though we all can still do more
There's so much to be thankful for.

Look beyond ourselves
There's so much sorrow
It's way too late to say
I'll cry tomorrow
Each of us must find our truth
It's so long overdue

So for tonight we pray for
What we know can be
And every day we hope for
What we still can't see
It's up to us to be the change
And even though we all can still do more
There's so much to be thankful for.

Even with our differences
There is a place we're all connected
Each of us can find each other's light

So for tonight we pray for
What we know can be
And on this day we hope for
What we still can't see
It's up to us to be the change
And even though this world needs so much more

There's so much to be thankful for