Giving thanks

Today is Thanksgiving.  It is the day that we are suppose to give thanks for all we have.  I have a roof over my head, I have a loving husband & son, I have food in my fridge, I have a job that I like, and I have friends to lean on.  For this I am thankful. 

When something bad happens, like when I trip & fall down, I immediately say "Thank you God" because it could have been worse.  But  the loss of my daughter.  How can I be thankful for this?  What do I say "Thank you" to God for?  Do I say "Thank you God" because it could have been worse?  I could have lost my entire family?  When I am already in so much pain, it is hard to thank God for this tragedy...

I am thankful that I had almost 18 years with a loving & perfect daughter.  Now I only have a loving & perfect son.

I am thankful years ago I decided to leave engineering & become a teacher: this allowed us to grow closer together, spending all of our summer time together.  I am thankful that I visited her just about every weekend while she was in college.  I am thankful that we talked & texted every day, and she allowed me to share in her ups & downs.  I am thankful that she had the opportunity to experience traveling overseas, and she was well liked by many.  I am thankful that I had the opportunity to experience HER. 

I am thankful that I had her.  Thank you God, that I had the opportunity to have her.  Thank you God for my son & my husband.  Thank you God for my friends.  Without my family & friends, I don't think I could get through this.

Thank you.