#MFRWauthor Week 50: I’m Grateful For:
Oh, boy. Get ready!
A Grateful Heart.
This is a topic I didn’t want to write about because it puts my heart on the spot. With our 52-Week Blog Challenge almost over, I didn’t want to skip this week, so here I am.
There are so many things I’m grateful for each day.
Where shall I begin without making this an autobiography? Haha. Don’t worry, I’m teasing.
Strength: Since my early beginning—I learned in order to survive—I had to be strong. I’m grateful for that strength. Basically, I’m grateful that I know God, and that he has, and does protect me in life or death situations.
Each Day: Some years ago, I had a severe back injury and again two years ago. Ten months ago, I had some scary health news. I’m grateful for each day I can rise and shine to a normal life.
This one gets to me and can make me cry bittersweet tears. It might sound silly to you. I’m grateful for my empathy—that I cry over Kodak Moment commercials, humans being kind to one another and to animals. Happy endings. This stuff melts my heart in ways I can’t control, nor do I want to. I’m grateful to experience this emotion.
Children: I’m grateful for my oldest son. He’s one of the first best things that happened to me—he changed my life. To this day, I’m grateful he can live his life with strength and passion in whatever he does.
I’m grateful for my youngest son who changed my life in other ways. I’m grateful for his compassion and joy for life. I’m grateful that he has found the most wonderful woman to go through life with—my daughter-in-law, Christie.
Friends: Of course, I have to say how grateful I am for the fantastic friends I’ve had and still have in my life.
Love: I’m grateful to have known true love and to have been loved.
I didn’t know I could go on and on with this topic until I put my fingers on the keyboard and started typing, but I’ll only mention a couple more things yet I’m leaving out so much.
Reading and WRITING: I’m grateful for my READERS, and those I work with in my writing career. Every single day, I’m grateful and thankful for this gift I get to do full-time, and yes, I call it a gift.
However, concerning writing full time… I’ve learned that dreams can come true, and I’m learning now that dreams can end. If I have another publishing year like 2018, I’ll reluctantly force myself to be grateful for a new kind of job. I’m not a quitter, and I’ll never stop writing, but my days of writing for publication will come to an end if that happens. I’ll still finish the book commitments I have planned for 2019. No matter what though, I’ll always be grateful for the ability to put sentences together to create a story.
I hope it goes without saying, but I’m grateful to have you here visiting and reading my posts. Thank you.
Check out this week’s post about the Kindle Book Review #Giveaway where I’m one of the sponsoring authors. No purchase necessary to enter for a chance to win a $500 Amazon eGift Card.
This Blog Hop Challenge is counting down. If you haven’t visited the other authors participating, I’d say this is a good week do check them out.
Enjoy your weekend.
Featured and Top Image is from Pixabay.
Mary J. McCoy-Dressel 
9 thoughts on “#AmWriting A Grateful Heart #MFRWauthor #WritersLife”
Teagan R. Geneviene
Ah Mary, gratitude is an amazing thing. True gratitude.
You are the second writer that I care about who has started saying they will stop publishing books (but continue to write for herself). It makes me sad to hear it from either of you. But I understand. Yet I selfishly hope both of you continue.
It has to be even harder when you’ve had better years. I’ve never had what either of you would think of as a “good” year. I’m sure that makes me see it differently.
Not expecting either son home for the holidays has to make it harder.
Be well. Be happy, my friend.
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Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
It will be an emotional loss to me too if I stop publishing. I depend on book sales to survive, and if that isn’t happening, I have to do something else. I’m not alone and have heard the same from other authors who are much farther ahead than I am. Thanks, Teagan. I’m going to fight to keep my dream alive for as long as I can.
I’m used to one son being gone for the holidays but not the other one. This is the second Christmas without him and his wife living here. My oldest moved out of the state a long time ago, but he’s happy and that’s what counts.
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henhousepublishing
When we truly think about it, we cannot list everything we have to be grateful for.
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Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
True. Sometimes I don’t know it’s something I’m grateful for until it happens. I hope that makes sense.
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Helen Henderson
nothing wrong about having empathy. It not only proves your human, but makes you a better writer.
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Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
I sure hope so, Helen. 🙂 Thanks for visiting.
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D. Wallace Peach
A lovely post, Mary. I think taking moments to be grateful is one of the keys to happiness. I do hope you have a successful year and much encouragement to continue writing. Have a wonderful weekend as you prepare for the holidays. 🙂
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Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
A little positivity and reflection never hurts. In November, I see a lot of daily posts on Facebook for thirty days of gratitude. Wishing you a happy weekend, too, Diana. I’m sure you’ll be busier than I will in preparing for the holidays unless one of the boys makes it home. One hinted, but nothing is carved in stone yet because he’s recovering from surgery. Cheers!
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D. Wallace Peach
Best of wishes for your son’s recovery. Maybe he’ll be home for a little pampering. ❤
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