As I think on what it means to be thankful, I am reminded of the quote,"Happiness is a state of being". We have to be thankful and live in the present, not become fixated on that care-free future we often envision. I probably am overly repetitive on this point but I have come to love and be thankful for every little step forward that Declan takes. Maybe it is by necessity of the situation, but Tammy and I relish every step forward. I feel like I have to - we have such a long haul ahead of us. We have to be grateful for the present. If I am not positive, I start to feel that panic. You know that panic? The panic you feel when your are camping on a frigid night and in order to prevent from freezing, you cinch up the mummy sleeping bag so tight there is barely a hole to see from. And when you wake up you can't find the hole and so you start panicking and scrambling to find the hole to get out? That's how I sometimes feel when I look at the journey ahead of us. Declan's experience has forced me to look at the present more-taught me to be thankful for every point along this journey. I am thankful for my family, and I am also thankful for all those thoughts and prayers by so many people out there-some I am aware of and more that I am not aware of. So I thank you all!
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