(And All My) Work Be Praise

With no lengthy introduction needed: 21 things I’m grateful for on this Thanksgiving Day of 2021. My tribe.   1. Our pediatrician, who is affirming and supportive of ME. (Hey, I see him six times a year at minimum, which is more than a lot of my friends. It adds up.) 2. Two sets of Jesus-loving parents/in-laws, so I need not fear an explosive holiday dinner (even if we don’t agree on politics).  3. The privilege of purchasing and preparing a gigantic meal, with no concern for the cost in money or time—and, the growing awareness of how much a privilege that truly is.  4. My husband, who is so, so gracious when I am so, so irritable.  5. All of my kids’ fine arts teachers, who handle our varying presentations of perfectionism with patience and care.  6. Facebook (yes, really), for the community I get in groups of like-minded people. (Note that “like-minded” does not mean we all agree all the time.) 7. Levi and Silas and their friendship, currently being forged str...