With fall, comes changing leaves and frosted glass, or at least that's the nostalgic image that comes to mind. Although we may not witness the typical signs of fall here in Yuma, this season also brings Thanksgiving, which adds a sense of purpose to the season. In the midst of seasonal change, there are many reasons to be thankful. At Marine Corps Family Team Building (MCFTB), we have seen this attitude of thanksgiving modeled over and over again in military spouses.

It is with the spirit of thanksgiving that MCFTB wants to say thank you to military spouses on behalf of those you have served. Thank you, military spouses, for enduring your Marine's long working hours and for moving to strange and distant locales like Yuma, Arizona.  Thank you for learning to pay the bills and fix faulty plumbing when your Marine is away. Thank you for attending mandatory briefs, balls, dining-ins, and unit functions. Thank you for carrying more than you should, for enduring exhaustion, sick children, a tight budget, and poorly trained pets.   Thank you for sacrificing equally, if not greater, than that of our Marines, even if you don't wear the uniform.

This fall, even if you find yourself wishing for better things (maybe a White Christmas?), remember that as a military spouse, you are able to transport the thanksgiving spirit with you wherever you are. Surely all of us have a long list of reasons to be thankful this November, and as a military spouse, your name has certainly been written on several "thankful" lists.

                                                         Your MCFTB Team,