I have *so* much to be thankful for

I have a wonderful wife, who is my best friend and the best mother in the world for our little boy. Each week I am reminded just how hard it is for her to deal with Mommy Madness, and she does it all with a smile and a laugh - and still finds time to love and keep me sane and so very happy.

I have my Caleb, who keeps growing and learning and laughing and adding a whole new dimension and meaning to my life. He reminds me how fun the simple stuff can be, and how your inner child is someone you want to keep close.

I have a great job with a great company. It keeps me mentally stimulated and challenged, growing my skill set daily, surrounded by interesting and intelligent people, and of course there's the fast 'net access :)

I have two wonderful parents, who on March 10th will have been married for 32 years. I am so grateful to them for being the parents they were, bringing up four boys with so much patient energy and dedication, and giving us a fantastic head start in life. I look around and see broken families everywhere, kids and adults who were changed and sometimes scarred by a divorce (or more than one!) and who don't trust in marriage and loved ones as a result. Thank you MaPa.

It's not hard to look around and see proof of how blessed I and my loved ones are. Lenn Pryor's emotional post about his sister Lori earlier this week really made me reevaluate what I have.

I have a wonderful church filled with wonderful caring, loving and deeply spiritual people who support and help me grow every day.

I have my health - and I try not to take for granted the fact that I can go for a run in the morning if i want to. I live in a country with issues, but it's a beautiful country full of beautiful people and places. I'm blessed with talent and skills, and people who love me. Battlestar Galactica is on to its second season.

Life is good. Thank you Lord.

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nice choice of name my man...i live in st. thomas, on

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