Thankful!

When it comes to giving thanks, the movie Soul Food starring Vanessa Williams, Nia Long, Mekhi Phifer, Vivica A. Fox, and Irma Hall comes to mind.

This is the synopsis of that movie (courtesy of IMDB):

Matriarch Mama Joe has held her family together for 40 years around a Sunday dinner of soul food. When diabetes hospitalizes her, the dinners stop and tensions among her three daughters start to break the family apart. Two of the sisters feud continuously: Teri is jealous of Maxine's marriage and irritated that everyone assumes her corporate salary is open to the rest of the family's uses. Maxine resents Teri's bossiness and insensitivity to family tradition. Bird, the youngest, newly married to an ex-con, accepts a favor from an old lover that leads to her husband's arrest. Mama Joe's grandson Ahmad cooks up a scheme to bring the family together, back to the table.

The movie brings about thoughts of family. I'm thankful for the family I have, despite the challenges that have occurred. My family is scattered all over the globe. Some are blood, some are not. Family isn't always about being related. It can be about those in your life that share the common bond of love and caring.

I've got "sisters". None by birth but we share an incredible bond. I am there for my sisters through thick and thin. They lift me up when life gets tough and the love is always strong.

What are you thankful for today?