I'm thankful for friends and family, for warm memories, new beginnings, and love.
I'm thankful that I'm not just surviving the year, but living.
I'm thankful for travel, good food, good drink, laughter, tears, and conversation.
I'm thankful for sleep, and thoughts, and dreams.
I'm thankful for health and running. Of running with friends, of running with strangers cheering me on.
I'm thankful that there's good in the world to battle the evil. Thankful for hope. For action, for activism.
I'm thankful for the beauty of nature. For the sky.
I'm thankful for music. And karaoke.
I'm thankful for gelato, and pasta, and aperol spritzers.
I'm thankful for the children's book community--the books, the people, the readers.
I'm thankful for my beautiful new home (even though the heat isn't working properly right now!), and my old(ish), furry cat.
I'm thankful for the kindness of strangers, of acquaintances, of colleagues, of friends, of loved ones.
I'm thankful for all of you!
