With Gratitude

This is the time of year when we focus on things we are thankful for instead of what is wrong in the world. It’s a good thing to do because the best things in your life can be overwhelmed by the nagging aggravations, day-to-day troubles, and the just pure evil that is out there buffeting your ship of life with high winds and roaring waves.

I am thankful for all my people: my husband who perseveres at my side all these decades, for my extended family including those I acquired by marriage, for many friends who have become part of my family, and for my blog followers and readers! I’m living proof of having lots of good food to eat and shelter from the weather. I’m thankful for many interests that enrich my life like my author journey, spinning, helping on the railroad, weaving, knitting, crocheting, and generally crafting. If I don’t have to leave my house or watch the TV news, life is truly great.

The picture shows a symbol of something else I’m especially thankful for this year.

Some of you who have had to dig up your yard for any reason may recognize the brightly colored flags mixed with the silk flowers. Those are marking the water, gas, cable, phone, power and other buried lines that run to your house. This summer we had an adventure that started with our phone line (yes I still have a landline) and internet service going out completely for five days due to a fiber optics contractor laying yet another buried line and cutting through our lines in the process. For over four months we ran on a temporary line that lay across the neighbor’s driveway and along the gutter bypassing the break point on the main line. We were waiting for the new line to be buried.

Patience is not my strong suit, as some of you know, but persistence is my forte! We experienced the dismal state of today’s customer service, being repeatedly lied to, and general incompetence. I can’t tell the details of the full service restoration here (there are too many lawsuits possible) but after two rounds of flag placement and line painting my husband said an immovable object (the telecom company) met the unstoppable force of Kim Ligon. I am especially thankful that the seventy-two year old technician–who was able to get it working when others failed–had not retired yet! I wonder who will be able to make things work when he does!

May your annoyances be few, your triumphs many, and the people you love most in this world are close enough to hug you! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving! Enjoy!

15 thoughts on “With Gratitude”

  1. Ahh, the wisdom of older people. Enjoyed the story. Hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving, Kim. Thanks for sharing. xo

  3. You are not alone in experiencing customer satisfaction but you you wrote, there are so many things to be thankful for like my deep friendship with you and Dr. Jim.
    Happy Happy Thanksgiving to you both. 🍁🦃🍁🦃🍁

  5. Happy Thanksgiving to you.

    we had similar things when the high speed internet cimpanies were laying fiver optic in our area. Chuck’s favorite answer when the water line or phone line were cut. “The price of progress.” (LOL)

  7. Thank you, Kim … it’s so easy to forget our blessings when we’re bogged down in the … merde 🦃

  8. I often wonder if anyone will be able to make anything work anymore when the oldsters pass on. There is much to be thankful for and you said it well, Kim!

  9. Praying you and Jim have a blessed Thanksgiving. I’m thankful and so blessed to have you close enough to hug🤗

  10. Always a great read Kim!!! Thank you for sharing. We do have much to be thankful for. Stay just like you are!! It works well for you and those of us who appreciate and love you for being you!!! Happy Thanksgiving!!!

  11. Kim–I loved your latest blog (and your Thanksgiving bouquet, too)! You have a warm, practical, and persistent approach to things, and reading this gave me such inspiration today when it was most needed. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!!!

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