I’m thankful for Gandalf, who’s currently my favorite horse on the planet.
Photo by Stephanie L. Church

Gratitude journals were all the rage a few years ago, and the concept has graduated to Facebook posts of thankfulness each day of November leading up to Thanksgiving. Sometimes I participate; usually I’m an observer of everyone else’s posts. I recognize there’s a lot to be gained with the exercise of expressing our gratitude and resting our minds for at least a moment on those things for which we are thankful.

This has been a whirlwind year. Quite honestly, I can’t remember a year that hasn’t been a cyclone of activity since joining the staff of The Horse 13 years ago. But despite the busy, there’s a lot to be thankful for, especially in the realm of horses, even though I don’t currently own a horse. I’ll stick with categories of at home, at work, and away