Madonna has never been more thankful for her family. The 66-year-old 'Material Girl' singer shared an Instagram post on Monday featuring rare photos of her six children — Lourdes Leon, 28, Rocco Ritchie, 24, David Banda, 19, Mercy James, 18, and twins Stella and Estere, 12 — along with her father, Silvio Anthony 'Tony' Ciccone, from their Thanksgiving celebration last week.

Madonna, her children, and her father posed both outside and inside what seemed to be a farmhouse, where they likely spent the holiday. The Grammy winner also posted a heartwarming photo with her boyfriend, Jamaican soccer player Akeem Morris, 28.

"We are born into families and we create our own," Madonna began her caption. "As time goes by, I am increasingly grateful for these microcosms of life that surround me and teach me lessons every day."

The music icon then mentioned her stepmother, Joan Ciccone, and her brother, Christopher Ciccone, who both passed away earlier this year. "My family has experienced many losses this year," she wrote. "My father has endured with dignity." She recalled a poignant moment at the cemetery when they buried her brother Christopher, shortly after losing his wife. "Spending time with him and all my children on Thanksgiving was medicine for the soul," she added.

Joan passed away in September at age 81 after a brief battle with an aggressive form of cancer. She married Madonna's father in 1966 when the singer was 8 years old. Less than two weeks after Joan's death, Christopher died of cancer at age 63.

Christopher was the art director on Madonna's Blond Ambition World Tour in 1990 and the tour director for her The Girlie Show in 1993. Despite their falling out, which Christopher detailed in his 2008 NYT best-selling book, Madonna paid a heartfelt tribute to her brother following his death in October.

Madonna has also faced the loss of other family members over the years. Her mother, also named Madonna, passed away at the age of 30 in 1963 when Madonna was just 5. She also lost her brother, Anthony Ciccone, in February 2023. He died from respiratory failure and throat cancer at age 66.

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