Today I am thankful for the vision to see through the gray. Where I live this is an especially important trait. Much of the year is foggy, overcast, and well gray. For six years this has been my home and I only allowed the gray to envelope me. Over the past two years, however, I have learned to see beyond the gray.

This summer has been an especially big year for me. It helps that we’ve had more sunshine than normal. But I’ve noticed that even when we didn’t, I was still able to get out and enjoy the area I live in. Beautiful beaches, tall redwoods, mountains…what’s not to love?

I have been able to use that in my daily life as well. This has been a time when I have had to push forward despite the gray. It has been a matter of survival for both me and my children. It worked quite well. As we have made our way over most of our hurdles keeping our eyes only on the big picture.

Learn to see through the gray and never forget…