*Its cold outside. Really cold. I'm thankful for our home. I'm thankful that I had the foresight when i did to buy a home, and that I have the means to keep it once it became just me again. I'm thankful that I don't have to worry about landlords and rules. But mostly, I'm thankful for four walls that keep men sheltered from the elements, and a working furnace to keep me sheltered from the cold. Poverty is real in this city. And it is often single parents who experience it the worst. I'm thankful I have a place to raise my son, and that I am not one of the statistics.....
*Gavin spent most of the day playing with a friend today. I sat in the middle of chaos, watching them. I'm thankful that my son is not alone. That he has the personality and drive to make friends, and is not afraid to play with strangers. That he does not suffer from the shyness that paralyzed me as a child. I can only imagine it must be lonely being stuck with just his mom in a two-person household. I'm glad he has a chance to just be a kid too.
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