Since this is the season of Thanksgiving I thought I would share with your readers what I am thankful for: On Nov. 1, I married my partner of 27 years.

Now what really makes this special is we are a same sex couple and were treated with the utmost respect when we got married at the Lake County Courthouse.

What this marriage means to me is I got to celebrate meeting and falling in love with an incredible woman, a woman who has lighted up my pathways, comforted me when I have been struggling, a woman who has brought such joy to my life I am thankful each and every day I am in her light.

Now, I know not everyone may agree with our lifestyle but I think straight or gay, we can appreciate when we find love and can be happy.

I hope everyone can be happy for us. We are a family where love and compassion come first. It is then easy to spread that love to all we interact with in our lives.

We should all come together with a focus on what good love does in a world full of hurt and pain. We can all be role models to our young people who desperately need love in their lives.

So, I am thankful, grateful and looking forward to many wonderful years ahead.

Let's spread the season of love so it can stretch year round.

Sue Williams lives in Kelseyville, Calif.