Truly grateful for family, friends

I am grateful for the health and safety of my family and friends. I am grateful for my teaching job which I love to do and feel so blessed to inspire, encourage and teach my wonderful students.

I am grateful to live in such a giving and loving northeast Olympia neighborhood in which neighbors watch out for one another, share resources and great meals.

Though life can get stressful and frantic I always stop to be thankful.

This story was originally published November 24, 2015 at 2:25 PM with the headline "Truly grateful for family, friends."