Gratitude Week

Thanksgiving is next week on Nov. 22nd. What do you have to be grateful for? I am grateful for being alive after a gunshot wound hospitalized me for almost 3 months in 1968. The doctors told my family there was no way that I would survive, but I did. For that I am grateful. I am also thankful for all our military protecting us. All the users and posters for making TBR what it is today. I am thankful for being well enough to travel around the softball fields and watch everyone’s DD play this wonderful sport. I am thankful for my wife, children, grandchildren, and friends.

 

My Son

My son was in a very bad automobile accident and had some serious injuries, and god sent him back home to us and is now as healthy as a horse, and I'm thankfull to have met alot of good people thru softball and tbr, also I'm thankful to have a wife that stands by me no matter what, and I'm thanful to have a daughter that works very hard in school and her sport and very thankful for their health. I wish everyone a safe and happy holliday season.

 

Since I am posting this on TBR, I want to say how thankful I am for the many friends that I had initially met through this site.

On a more personal level, I am thankful to have my wife who is in her 9th year of a 5 year death sentence from cancer.

I am thankful that I am blessed man

 

Thankful also

I am thankful for my DD who had the best attitude this weekend after hurting her arm and having to sit and only EP. I am also thankful for my wife to understand why things happen the way they do and going on with life (not neccesarily softball). I am thankful for my mom who recently had a heart attack and is allowed to stay with us a little longer. Words can't express how thankful I am to have built friendships over the years with people on TBR. For JFagala, once we were rivals on the field and now we try to make things happen on the same page! I am thankful to have met Cheese and how after the deals he gives me on bats, my DD has only gotten out twice. I am thankful to even sit near Cometfan and just listen to his stories of softball. I am thankful for my DD's new coaches, parents, and players! It is not always about winning and losing. It's about chemistry and everyone on the same page from coaches to players to parents. I am thankful for former coaches, players, and parents. Lots of life lessons as well as softball lessons learned over the years, good and bad.


And finally, I am greatful to have a nice nightshift job so I can pay for my DD's team fees and get to watch her play.....LOL. If you've seen me on Saturdays or Sundays after working all night, you know how much I struggle to watch the girls play. I am thankful that my DD's team will not let me sleep in between games, but come out to the car and blow the horn or play jokes on me just to get me to throw some in the batting cage or softtoss. Really, I would rather have them ready and lose sleep, than sleep and them play bad.

Everyone have a safe holiday season from the Lady Blues!

 

Thankful

Thankful for God, life and my wonderful family that has stood by me through some really tough times at work, with my health, and with the Blues. Thanks to the families that believed in me and allowed their wonderful daughters to come through the Blues organization and touch my life! Thanks to the parents that continue to support me in every fashion, U are the best! Thanks to kids and parents in the softball world that make it a point to ask about my health and to say hello! Thanks to this BOARD for letting me run my mouth, I am good at that, well maybe some think I am not to good, haha!
Thanks for my parents who are wonderful examples of what we should be on earth, they care more for others than themselves and continue in their 80's to serve others and let their needs go! I love them deeply! and thanks to my grandmother 97 years young that ask everyday where is Rodney, hey that is worth it all to me! Last but most important, thanks to my Wife GALE, without her, I could never have taken on cancer with such a vigous fight! She is a rock and I owe her my life or maybe God just knew whom I needed to begin with! What do U think?
Be thankful everyday, I set around in self pity at times, made some wrong decisions, lost some things dear to me but it will all work out, got to believe.
Happy Thanksgiving to all of U and a special one to all the TBR crew that make this board the best darn softball forum! Hope all have a joyous holiday season.

 

I AM THANKFUL, GRATEFUL, & APPRECIATIVE FOR...

I am thankful for my LIFE! Those who know me, know why I say it that way! I am thankful to have the BEST husband a woman could ever ask for, I truly am married to my BEST FRIEND, 20 years and counting! I am thankful for the most wonderful, beautiful, athletic, talented and loving daughter! I am thankful for my sister and my parents. I am thankful for my extended family. I am thankful for the friends I have. I am thankful for my dogs! I am also thankful for all kinds of animals. I am thankful to have my sight, hearing, feelings, tasting. I am thankful for being able to walk and do things for myself, trust me, that is a big one! I am thankful for the sun, moon and stars. I am thankful for rain, snow and snowmen/snowwomen. I am thankful for trees, grass, flowers and air. I am thankful for mountains, oceans, rivers, creeks and lakes. I am thankful for the lessons I have learned through living life!
Most of all I am Thankful for God's love, guidence and protection!
Happy Thanksgiving TO ALL at TBR and on earth!

 

to add one more thing

I am so sorry I left this out.....

I am so thankful for our men and women fighting in the armed forces so that we can sit here and type what we want and complain when we want about "silly" things like softball. There are many kids I have coached in the last few years over seas right now fighting for me and you. I am thankful for them and their parents!

 

A BIG AMEN to that one....

Wow, I'm with you on this one! I can't believe I too forgot that one on my list! Thank you for reminding me and others!
May God Bless each and every soldier in all branches of the military! Thanks you for sacrificing for me and mine!

 

Yea

Amen and count me in. I have loss friends in a couple previous conflicts and we do need to count our blessings and support the brave guys that protect our right.