Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
Today is the day that many of us count our blessings and think about all the things for which we are thankful. My list is similar to a lot of people's: I'm thankful for my family, my friends, our health, and our home. I'm thankful to live where I do and for the opportunities I've had. I'm thankful for my talents and abilities. I'm thankful for God, through whom all things are possible.
But I don't want to focus on any of those today. Instead, I want to give thanks for something that might not be on everyone else's list. Today, I'm giving thanks for friends I've never met.
The first 30ish years of my life, I had exactly one friend I had never met - a penpal who was assigned to me as a school project. Having a friend you'd never met was definitely unusual in the 70's, 80's and into the 90's. Not so anymore. Once I started participating in online message boards and following (and then writing) a blog, I have become friends with dozens of people who I have never met.
It seems hard to believe that true and genuine friendships can develop between people who have never met and or even spoken on the phone. But it does happen. I am blessed with amazing friends all around the world. If you have a minute on this Thanksgiving Day, go "meet" some of my friends and tell them Cindy says hi!
11/22/12
So Very Thankful
Cindy deRosier has a masters in Education and taught 4th and 5th grade for 11 years. She uses that experience to blog about crafts and family-friendly educational travel. She spent many years as the Editor of Fun Family Crafts, a website with over 12,000 kid-friendly craft tutorials. Cindy is the co-author of "What Would Jesus Patent?", does freelance writing and designing, loves jigsaw puzzles, is an avid scrapbooker, and has been to all 50 states.
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I am forever thankful that I have met you! Happy Thanksgiving!!
ReplyDeleteAwww! I am very thankful to be your friend too Cindy. This post made me smile. I appreciate your kind words so much!
ReplyDeleteAhhh, thank you so much, Cindy! :) I feel the same way - so used to hearing from people almost daily - very thankful to count you as one of my long-distance friends!!! :)
ReplyDeleteOh, that's a wonderful thing to be thankful for, even if I weren't on the list! I completely agree. I had a pen pal too as a kid, who was a friend, but not in the way that you are, Cindy, or my other scrapping buddies. I am thankful for you, for sure. You inspire me and make me a better mom! I so enjoy all the projects you do with Trevor (and on your own) and the example that you set.
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