A Month of Gratitude, Day 11

Saturday, December 18, 2010
Earlier this week, a member of my online community, the UCF, lost a member of her extended family. Being the official keeper of the UCF Widows and Orphans Fund, I sent an arrangement on behalf of the group.

It's been kind of a rough year for the UCF. There has been family deaths, unemployment, someone's house burned down, and a variety of other tragedies, both great and small. But there have been triumphs, too, and the common factor in all of those things is that the group offers friendship, love and support, regardless of what's going on.

Today, I'm grateful for the strange, weird, wildly diverse group that is my blog circle - the UCF. No one can hijack a conversation like you all, and you make my daily life easier, more joyful, and I'm a better person for having known each of you.

5 comments:

Anne C. said...

I'm pretty sure a majority of the UCF is grateful for you too! ;)

Warner (aka ntsc) said...

Not UCF but grateful to all of them, make the intertubes far more interesting.

Jeri said...

I, too, am grateful for the UCF and the fabulous friendships it's given me! And for you, Janiece... you inspire me, make me think and are a great sounding board. :)

I'm liking this month of gratitude thing. Sometimes my items are a bit trivial but it's definitely a good perspective to keep in mind -- what am I most thankful for today, and can write about?

vince said...

You can add my gratitude as well.

neurondoc said...

I'm grateful for the trollops and waterboys of the UCF, too! You keep me sane.

No, that can't be correct -- UCFers *keeping* someone sane?

::mutter mutter::