Have a seat

Happy Friday!! Tried to donate some furniture today and we found out that unless they are basically in perfect condition you can't, in fact, donate furniture items. I figured missions and places that could use furniture would at least try and reupholster items that were useable. I was a little disappointed in this, it's such a pity and a waste because a stain or tear doesn't mean it's not warm and sit-able. I see now that furniture is a blessing. Picking the right couch and chair and positioning them so the Feng Shui of the room is correct is such a 1st World problem. I really am blessed to be able to sit on furniture and not the hard ground and eating at a table sure beats the floor.  It's easy to see material worth and forget the function and purpose. Furniture is another daily amenity that I have taken for granted many times and am thankful to be blessed with. 

Doesn't take much

Sometimes all it takes is someone asking about your day or bringing a cup of Starbucks you didn't ask for to make the day a little better.  Even on days when my mood is not 100% I'm still grateful and know I'm very blessed to have people in my life that take an interest in me and do a little extra to show they care. I hope I can be that good to them one day! 

30-Love

My tennis team is amazing and I'm so lucky to be part of such a wonderful

group of women!  We may not always win on the court but we have fun. Doesn't hurt that knocking the crap out of the ball can be therapeutic too ;). It's very random how we all ended up together and it really is a blessing!!  

A series of events... Not unfortunate

I think it's neat the way things fall in place. God works in mysterious ways and I think that goes for big and small things. For example a very important appointment had to reschedule today. Thought this was going to be a problem but the next appointment showed up earlier than expected. Out of no where another client called and needed to come in and it turned out to be a very successful appointment. Had the very first not rescheduled everything else wouldn't have fallen in place. 

Now these weren't my appointments they were my bosses but it got me thinking. What a blessing that everything fell into place for him like that. How many times have I looked over blessings like that?  God has a reason, how many times have I not looked past the "1st appointment cancellation" to see the positive that followed, the blessing. So today I'm blessed to have noticed this chain of events and realize I need to open my eyes a little more. ;)

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Patience is a virtue 
Posess it if you can 
Seldom in a woman 
but never in a man.

                   - Piers Plowman

Patience is a blessing I can always use. Normally I'm very short on it but today I was blessed to have enough and to be reasonable as a result. As the busy season at work is just getting started I need all I can get. I can always pray for patience and thank God when I have it.  

Patience can be a blessing in other ways too. Good things come to those who wait!  ;)

The 8th Dwarf Snotty

Today's blessing may seem silly (& gross) and it may not seem like much of a blessing to you but I guarantee it is a blessing to me...and the man in front of me in church this morning. 

I actually am enjoying this packing and

purging thing but it's wreaking havoc on my allergies. My nose has been running like a faucet all day. I'm not sick, I'm allergic. So I'm putting the Kleenex box to work today. Since the invention of these little booger catchers they have been taken for granted. I mean, much better than a sleeve right?  And I'm not forgetting handkerchiefs that have been around forever either but it's 2014 and I'm not a dude so my blessing is tissues. 

First my nose is happier when wiped by something soft but they are disposable and therefore cleaner. They are also very handy in time of a mucous crisis.  This is the somewhat humorous part of this blessing story.  I was kneeling in church this morning and the older man in the pew in front of me wasn't fully kneeling and basically leaning forward in a sitting position. This put me very close to his back and I was somewhat hovering over him. Did I mention it was a special celebration in church this morning so there was incense too?  Well the faucet turned on, my head hanging dangerously close over this unsuspecting mans back. Luckily I was able to quickly grab my handy tissue and prevent a flood on his jacket but I couldn't help but think what would have happened if I didn't get that tissue in time!  It may seem silly but tissues are definetely a blessing!!

Lexi Coal

My boy is 14 today! He has been a blessing since we tried to keep him in the dorms which of course didn't work. I love his nonchalant attitude and him!!