Hi y'all,
Today is thanksgiving, an all American celebration and the one day in the year you get to tell what you are thankful for. Something I believe we should do more often than just one day a year. We take so many things for granted and today I would like to let y'all know that I do notice you and I am thankful for the all that is you out there.
First and foremost I can never put into words how blessed I am with the love of my life. Meeting Sander changed everything in every possible way. He never doubts me, he always has my back and it is just so amazing to have someone in my life who's priority I am and vice versa. Someone to wake up next to and someone to kiss goodnight. I love my man more than I can tell, though I do tell him exactly that every morning when I wake up and every night before I fall asleep.
Today I would like to express how thankful I am for the completely deranged and utterly nutty family I am from. Like any other family we bicker, we fight, we argue, we talk, we forgive, we love, we laugh, we cry.We are close, we are family. I am so blessed to have an amazing little brother who's in no way, shape or form little anymore. He has grown into a selfconfident man, a patient and loving husband and the proudest father I could wish for my little niece. I am blessed to have an awesome, very talented and extremely beautiful sister. When we were kids we had the worst fights especially considering cloths she never wanted to share and which I always just nicked and she ofcourse would notice either at or after school. And now look at her. All grown up, married and working her ass off teaching teenagers. She is the best sister anyone could ever have. My dad who decided at 71 years of age he needs to feel better about himself and asked me to be his running coach. Wow. That is just such an honor. And my mom who's still alive and trying to make the best of each and every day. Her perseverance is what makes us want to be the best people we can be. Underneath it all is an unexplainable sadness only understood by those who have seen ALS upclose and personal and yet it is that same community of ALS patients and families who understand the need to do whatever it takes to make sure this disease gets a much needed cure and we get up and fight to raise money, we get up and fight to raise awereness. It is inspirational, motivational and comforting to see that we are not the only ones facing this.
I am thankful for my brother- and sister-in-law who both have been able to reach the storms in skin both my brother and sister are. It is amazing how their love makes my sibblings shine and how their calm has such an effect on them both. I am thankful for my niece Gwen who's given such joy and laughter in the lives of my parents, now grandparents. I am so glad my parents get to experience this together.
My friends, my most trusted and loyal friends. Who let me rage, cry, laugh or just be. Not a day goes by without them (thank the heavens for social media) and in times when you most need it they are there. No questions asked. I count my lucky stars for them all and I can only pray that I'm a good friend to them.
Last but not least I would like to thank the road for being such a good listener, my shoes for carrying me all those miles (and I did run an epic year people), my body for all the magical recoveries time after time & my mind for shutting up every now and then. Did I run this last week? Nope still injured but I did get to coach my brother and my father and that was just as rewarding if not even more.
That's it for now. Count your lucky stars, tell your loved ones what they mean to you and most importantly: be epic, be awesome. Keep it unreal and make it happen. No limits, no regrets
Until we read again,
Love Marlies
Today is thanksgiving, an all American celebration and the one day in the year you get to tell what you are thankful for. Something I believe we should do more often than just one day a year. We take so many things for granted and today I would like to let y'all know that I do notice you and I am thankful for the all that is you out there.
First and foremost I can never put into words how blessed I am with the love of my life. Meeting Sander changed everything in every possible way. He never doubts me, he always has my back and it is just so amazing to have someone in my life who's priority I am and vice versa. Someone to wake up next to and someone to kiss goodnight. I love my man more than I can tell, though I do tell him exactly that every morning when I wake up and every night before I fall asleep.
Today I would like to express how thankful I am for the completely deranged and utterly nutty family I am from. Like any other family we bicker, we fight, we argue, we talk, we forgive, we love, we laugh, we cry.We are close, we are family. I am so blessed to have an amazing little brother who's in no way, shape or form little anymore. He has grown into a selfconfident man, a patient and loving husband and the proudest father I could wish for my little niece. I am blessed to have an awesome, very talented and extremely beautiful sister. When we were kids we had the worst fights especially considering cloths she never wanted to share and which I always just nicked and she ofcourse would notice either at or after school. And now look at her. All grown up, married and working her ass off teaching teenagers. She is the best sister anyone could ever have. My dad who decided at 71 years of age he needs to feel better about himself and asked me to be his running coach. Wow. That is just such an honor. And my mom who's still alive and trying to make the best of each and every day. Her perseverance is what makes us want to be the best people we can be. Underneath it all is an unexplainable sadness only understood by those who have seen ALS upclose and personal and yet it is that same community of ALS patients and families who understand the need to do whatever it takes to make sure this disease gets a much needed cure and we get up and fight to raise money, we get up and fight to raise awereness. It is inspirational, motivational and comforting to see that we are not the only ones facing this.
I am thankful for my brother- and sister-in-law who both have been able to reach the storms in skin both my brother and sister are. It is amazing how their love makes my sibblings shine and how their calm has such an effect on them both. I am thankful for my niece Gwen who's given such joy and laughter in the lives of my parents, now grandparents. I am so glad my parents get to experience this together.
My friends, my most trusted and loyal friends. Who let me rage, cry, laugh or just be. Not a day goes by without them (thank the heavens for social media) and in times when you most need it they are there. No questions asked. I count my lucky stars for them all and I can only pray that I'm a good friend to them.
Last but not least I would like to thank the road for being such a good listener, my shoes for carrying me all those miles (and I did run an epic year people), my body for all the magical recoveries time after time & my mind for shutting up every now and then. Did I run this last week? Nope still injured but I did get to coach my brother and my father and that was just as rewarding if not even more.
That's it for now. Count your lucky stars, tell your loved ones what they mean to you and most importantly: be epic, be awesome. Keep it unreal and make it happen. No limits, no regrets
Until we read again,
Love Marlies
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