How Blessed I am!

I am feeling so overwhelmed with love and happiness today. My day started out as every other day; getting kids ready for school, my morning walk, a load of laundry. I went to lunch with two friends. One is a friend that is younger than me, but has five children. The other is retired and has recently been widowed. It is amazing to me to sit with these two ladies and realize how different our three lives are and yet how much we have in common. It was a lovely lunch trying Peruvian food and spending time visiting.

Then, I spent some time with another friend who helped me with an errand. I appreciate so much her willingness to help me and being with her made me smile.

Next, I came home and got on the computer and read through my sister's (not of blood, but of the heart) blog. I love her posts. They are so inspiring and I love how she recognizes life's hardest lessons and how she not only deals with them but accepts them with humility. She makes me want to be more humble. With humility lies great strength. This is her in a nutshell, humble and strong. I love her for that!

Meanwhile, I am feeling extremely grateful that my husband is working today. I am so thankful that I have my faith. In spite of the lack of work Todd's had all summer, I've seen, first hand, how much God wants to bless his children. I've witnessed how, by showing him the smallest "grain" of faith, blessings have been poured out on me and my family.

So that's why I am feeling so happy and thankful! I am so blessed to have so many wonderful friends that enrich my life daily in so many ways. I am inspired by my family. I love them all so much. They are such examples of that same strength and humility that I was talking about earlier. What a great day.