Happy Thanksgiving 2025

By Aaron S. Robertson

I wish you and your family a safe, blessed, and joyful Thanksgiving! I have so much to be grateful for, not only on Thanksgiving, but on every day. I'm truly blessed. Here's what I've been reflecting on as we approach Thanksgiving:

• Almighty God for keeping me alive long enough that I may be awakened from my long slumber in the dark wilderness to see the day of my powerful conversion in December 2021 and come to know Him while still in this world
• The same loving, merciful God; and the richness, joy, beauty, hope, and Truth of my Catholic faith
• My beautiful, loving (and merciful!) wife, Katie
• Good friends and family
• Dignified and meaningful work as an educator and tutor
• This blog, which has truly been a labor of love for me these past seven years now, since I launched it at the end of 2018
• You, my readership - you inspire and encourage me to keep this project I call Mr. Robertson's Corner going
• My education - formal and informal - and all the teachers, instructors, professors, mentors, coaches, and role models I've had throughout my life
• Our teddy bear pup, Milah
• A roof over my head
• Food on the table and in my belly
• Clean, running water
• A hot shower
• A hot cup of coffee
• Clean clothes on my back
• The convenience of appliances
• A reliable vehicle with A/C in the summer and heat in the winter
• A/C and heat
• Everyone who works hard to make my life a little easier every day by way of their own jobs, professions, and vocations - co-workers, truck drivers, farmers, fishermen, butchers, the mailman, priests, all medical professionals, pharmacists and pharmacy techs, handymen, carpenters, service technicians, mechanics, cashiers, stockers, customer service folks, warehouse workers, IT professionals, food processors and manufacturers, financial services professionals, bankers, waiters and waitresses, cooks, sanitation workers, plumbers, all transportation workers, and so on...
• To be able to live in the beautiful Sioux Falls area, with it numerous and unique parks and natural resources that provide me with refreshment

What are you grateful for? Drop a line in the Comments section - I'd love to hear from you! Happy Thanksgiving again, and God bless!