FROM THE EDITOR Our Blessings

There are good days and there are bad days. Same with just about any measure of time. Weeks, months, years. Like most people, I have had my share of both. The good and the bad.

When I think back on the past year though, I must say that I have experienced an embarrassment of blessings. Good fortune in my career, success with new projects, monumental life experiences, precious milestones with family including the birth of my grandson. Life is good. Now. When I have recently run into old friends, they have remarked, “Things are going well for you.” And my response is, “I wake up thankful every day.” And I do. And I know that I won’t look back on every year and feel the same; the twists and turns in the road are unavoidable. But I also know that the good that is now, is a lifeline for those more difficult times. And I am thankful.

As I thought about thankfulness this month and the idyllic cocoon that is our home here in Broomfield, Colorado, and reflecting on Veterans Day, I did pause to pray for those caught in the international conflicts in the Ukraine, Israel, and elsewhere in the world, but most especially for our active U.S. military.

Each year, as featured on our cover, the Broomfield Veterans Museum ensures there is a proper day of reflection and acknowledgement for our local veterans. As current global turmoil swirls, it feels even more significant. It makes me remember that I need to prioritize sitting down with my father-in-law who served in the Air Force and my uncle who served in the Navy and capture their stories. It also makes me thankful for my sister and brother-in-law that their two sons who served in the Army and the Navy are safely home, though one still serves in the National Guard.

We all have different feelings about what is happening in our world, and for some segments of the population the stress is far more pronounced than for others. For me, there is one simple truth as said by Winston Churchill: “Never was so much owed by so many to so few.”

So, this November, this Veterans Day, this Thanksgiving, take a moment of silence and stop and pause and think of those who serve. Think of what you have been given as an American, and in the case of our freedom, who ensures it. We all have bad days. For today, in America, we are still free. And at least for today, that is something to be thankful for.

Until next month. Thanks for reading,

Tina Eichner, Editor & Publisher