So very Thankful…

November 27, 2008 by Chris Harrower, CTIS.

Happy Thanksgiving to one and all…

OK, I know we’re supposed to be thankful all year ’round, but on Thanksgiving Day here in the US, it’s time to count your blessings, and mine are too many to count:

I’m thankful for my second family…those people who have become my brothers and sisters in this industry.  The people I travel with and serve with for weeks every year.  Maybe I only see you once or twice a year, or maybe I see you at every show, every month.  Either way, I appreciate you and your support and camaraderie.

I’m thankful for the travel opportunities that Group Sales gives me.  It’s my favorite “fringe benefit” to this job…I don’t do it for the travel, but I still get to visit great places, and see things I’ve never seen before.

I’m thankful for the gift of teaching I’ve been given…I never knew I was going to enjoy sharing what I’ve learned with others, but I truly enjoy doing the Seminar program, and look forward to hopefully teaching more people in 2009 and beyond.

But I’m most thankful for the eight (soon to be nine) lives that God chose to entrust to my care…my wife and kids.  I know they get frustrated with all the travel, and it does get old for them having Dad away for a day, two days, or a full week or more.  But they are my rock, and I wouldn’t trade any of them for the world!

And, of course, I’m very thankful for all the positive feedback I’ve gotten for this Blog…considering that I started it as a lark (”Hey…look at this.  My web hosting package includes a blog — why not?”), the number of comments I get astound me.  And to be called “the blog guy” on a nationwide ABA Conference call floored me!

So again, a very Happy Thanksgiving to everyone, and a blessed Christmas and Happy New Year while we’re at it (in case I don’t talk to you before then)!!

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