Family time!

Families are crazy. They bring us together and then drive us away. They make us laugh and bring us to tears. We make fun of them and joke about how challenging it can be to get together at the holidays or really anytime of the year, but they’re also the same things that brings us enormous amount of joy and happiness.

Here’s hoping you’re able to put aside your differences and get together this year with your family. Check out these words of wisdom:

“Some family trees bear an enormous crop of nuts.” —Wayne Huizenga

“Family ties mean that no matter how much you might want to run from your family, you can’t.” —Unknown

“You know what it’s like having five kids? Imagine you’re drowning. And someone hands you a baby.” —Jim Gaffigan 

“Thanksgiving is a time to count your blessings, one by one, as each relative goes home.” —Melanie White

“What if, today, we were grateful for everything?” —Charlie Brown

“Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.” —Oprah Winfrey

“Be present in all things and thankful for all things.” —Maya Angelou

“Tomorrow is Thanksgiving! It’s the day you forget about all the fighting and division in the world and just focus on all the fighting and division in your family.” —Jimmy Fallon

“Thanksgiving is an emotional holiday. People travel thousands of miles to be with people they only see once a year. And then discover once a year is way too much.” —Johnny Carson