11 Comments

• 1. Julie Patrick&hellip  |  November 25th, 2009 at 9:46 am

  One thing I am grateful for is the journey that you, Julie, have been on. As much as I’m saddened that you’ve had to go through some of the changes you and your children have, I am glad that you’ve included us in your healing process. Your openess has some days brought me to tears but always with a positive outcome. I have learned some things about myself reading about your experiences and you are such an inspiration to me. Thank you so much. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.

• 2. Julie Swatek&hellip  |  November 25th, 2009 at 9:54 am

  Julie-

  I cannot tell you how much it means to me to read your words. Not everyone is happy with me and my decision to share so much of my personal life. I can so clearly remember the day when I said out loud “But I thought I was the only one who felt this way!”. I share to help heal myself and along the way, hopefully someone else will realize that they are not the only one who feels like they do.

  Thank you SO much for your support

  Julie Swatek

• 3. Sue Wyche&hellip  |  November 25th, 2009 at 9:55 am

  I am thankful I have a nice job and able to live independently.

  I am thankful that my mom taught me to be a neat well-organized person so I can preserve my photo history in beautiful books.

  I am thankful to be a healthy and active senior citizen.

  I am thankful I can still compete in ballroom dancing.

  I am thankful I have lived my childhood dreams of international travel.

  I am thankful I have friends and family around me although we do not spend much time together.

  I am not happy with modern technology, but I am thankful I am able to keep up with it.

• 4. Cathy&hellip  |  November 25th, 2009 at 11:13 am

  I have so much to be Thankful for this year.

  1. My Job
  2. My Husband to Be – Just 5.5 Months to Go!
  3. My Friends – For Always Being There
  4. My Health – What would I be without it?
  5. A New House – What a Wedding present
  6. Facebook – Connecting with old Friends is Priceless
  7. My Dog – My 80lb lapdog.
  8. The Metro – makes getting to work so much nicer
  9. Scrapbooking – 1200 pictures a year for posterity
  10. The B.E.A.C.H – The Best Escape Anyone Could Have.

  The last thing I will note is that I am thankful for you. For showing courage and determination that all of us could benefit from. Sharing your lifes up and downs has been an inspiration to me. All of us are truly blessed to have a friend like you.

  Happy Thanksgiving to You and your Family!

• 5. Jessica&hellip  |  November 25th, 2009 at 11:34 am

  Ten Things I Am Thankful For…
  1. Family and Friends-Got lots and love them all!
  2. Health
  3. Michael Buble’s voice-it is delicious and I love hearing it pour out of my stereo!!
  4. Twilight Saga books-what an escape from reality-guess I am a sucker(no pun intended) for a sparkly vampire!
  5. My Mamaw’s chocolate pie!
  6. Mildred Louise-my 3 year old weenie dog! She is a diva for sure!
  7. Wonderful memories given to me by my precious Papaw Rusty. He went home to the Lord this past Fathers Day. What a Thanksgiving he is having this year!
  8. My cousin is home from overseas and will be here for the first holiday in five years!
  9. My Gypsy-Santa came early at my house! I am loving it!
  10. My awesome husband, Casey! He is the best!

• 6. Vicki&hellip  |  November 25th, 2009 at 1:55 pm

  I am grateful for

  1. My loving family, including 3 happy, healthy grandsons
  2. The strength to start a new healthier way of eating just before the holidays, (20 pounds gone in 37 days!)
  3. Wonderful friends
  4. Learning to not sweat the small stuff as I get older
  5. Having my parents still with us at 75 and 86 years old
  6. My dog Fozzie Bear, an 8 pound apricot toy poodle that my son named after the Muppet character, (he really doesn’t think he is a dog, he is a minature person.)
  7. Being able to scrapbook to keep memories alive
  8. Having enough money to be able to help our kids when they need it
  9. A job I enjoy
  10. the opportunity to volunteer my time with the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life

• 7. Christine&hellip  |  November 25th, 2009 at 2:02 pm

  What I remember to pray for everynight: Thank you Lord for my excellent health, the excellent health of my children and husband. Lord thank you for the love & kindness of my friends and family. Thank you also for the troops who are fighting to keep the USA free and safe. Thank you Lord for our jobs and the boss’ who believe in us everyday. Thank you for my parents, who I pray are basking in your glory. Thank you for this day and I pray I live to serve you tomorrow. Amen.

• 8. Martine&hellip  |  November 25th, 2009 at 4:10 pm

  We in Scotland, Uk don’t celebrate thanksgiving but its a lovely concept and if I were to think of things to be thankful for (and this has been a very eventful year for my family too) it would be:
  1. my husband, 33 years and still in love with him.
  2. my children, they are a joy to me and a great support.
  3. my grandchildren, I love them to bits (buts its nice when they go home too!!lol)
  4. my parents, they are a great support even though they drive me nuts at times!
  5. my friends, I don’t have that many friends but I know I can count on the ones I have to be there for me.
  6. my home, I have a lovely home and garden both of which I love and enjoy.
  7. my health and the health of my family. mostly we’re all fairly healthy most of the time!
  8. being able to go holidays, particularly to the US. We love Florida and we’re coming soon!!
  9. my extended family. I know they drive us crazy at times but they are there and would help if necessary at the drop of a hat (well….. some of them would lol)
  10. my photographs and my ability to create lovely albums for people to enjoy.
  11. can I add an 11??? my wee dog, I’m grateful to still have him, he’s almost 17years and has given us great joy for all of them.

  Thank you for having such an amazing range of items to make my hobby easy for me, my husband reckons maybe too easy!! I hope you all have a lovely thanksgiving and I wish you continued happiness, it sounds like you’re healing well so keep heading up! As Dorey says, just keep swimming!!

• 9. Elise&hellip  |  November 25th, 2009 at 8:08 pm

  Hi Julie!
  First, let me congratulate you on your huge success with scrapyourtrip.com! I just thought of you when I received an invitation to participate in Passports for Purpose (http://www.passportswithpurpose.com/), and was wondering if you might be interested in partnering with me on this. It would be great exposure for you. The prize criteria is that is has to be at least a $75 value, and money raised goes towards building a school in Cambodia. Let me know what you think (asap).
  Happy Thanksgiving!
  ~Elise

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• 11. Terri&hellip  |  December 5th, 2009 at 8:42 pm

  My shopping cart keeps emptying between my browsing/shopping session. I save stuff in my cart until I get enough to make it worth my while with regards to shipping. Since it keeps dumping, you’re losing money (not to mention my lost time customing my items) as I am not going to go back over all that same stuff again!!!