This is the time of year I usually start a good old-fashioned game of Dysfunctional Family Bingo to get through the holidays sanely. But today I'm not feeling so stressed by the family gatherings (oh, to be sure there will be dysfunction, but I feel like I don't have to be anxious about it--it is what it is). And really I'm just feeling so thankful for my family, by birth and by marriage. I am thankful for my husband and friends. I am thankful for mostly being free from fear and being able to do what I love. I am thankful for my health and the good health for those I love. I am thankful for each new day, but in particular this one, this day, here, now.