So tomorrow is Thanksgiving and I am honestly feeling a little down. Typically on Thanksgiving you spend time with your family. Well that’s not necessarily the case this year for me. My parents traveled out of town to spend Thanksgiving with my sister, and my brother and his family traveled to see his wife’s family. My partner is sick so I may or may not get to see him. So instead, I decided to make plans to see my granny. To my surprise, she is also out of town on travel with a couple of her daughters. There’s just something about not having options that makes you feel left out. It’s just in our nature.

I refused to have a completely wasted holiday, so I started to rummage through the cupboard to piece together a semi-traditional dinner. Food makes everything better right? UnfortunatelyI, this was also a fail. I didn’t have the traditional preparations anywhere in sight. At this point I was just laughing at myself. How could I be so unprepared?! How could everyone else have somewhere to be but Zay and I?! My son deserved to be surrounded with family and friends, right?

Being alone with my son allowed me to recollect my thoughts and reflect. I realized I didn’t have to be with family or my partner to have a good holiday. I realized that I could be thankful without all the bells and whistles that come with the tradition. I began to praise God and thanked Him for what and who I did have, regardless if they were near or far. I was still loved and God supplied our every need despite how I felt. I simply had to change my perspective. I’m now able to have a peaceful night with my son and we will make it through the holiday even if it was just the two of us. Seconds after writing this post, my friend called and invited us to come and eat with their family tomorrow. Won’t He do it?! My son also kept me out of the funk I self inflicted on myself. He just layed his head back, looked at me, and smiled…. He’s 5 years old and he can brighten my day with a single look. It reminded me to get out of my feelings and…. Smile!

My point of this post was definitely not to complain, but to encourage anyone that may be feeling left out during the holidays. Dig deeper and change the lense that you are viewing your perspective through. God’s got you!! If anything, be thankful you can spend time with Him uninterrupted. He will NEVER leave you nor forsake you. Cheer up, Friend, you have much to be thankful for.