The blessings of today

   Couldn't wait till the end of the day to be thankful for the start of this day and for those blessings that have followed already and it is only 9:30 a.m.!

Blessing No. 1

     At 7:30 a.m., I was clanged awake by the cell phone. I opened one eye and saw that there was a text message. It's too early for my BFF Carol to be sending me a text, as she usually does on any special day, only later.
    The other eye forced itself open and took a peek...the text said "Happy Mother's Day"... it was from the police chief of the town where I work as a reporter! Who would have thought he would find it in his heart to do that, with all the problems he is having right now? I thanked him heartily and wished him the same, since he is spending a lot of time with his "Princess" daughter while he is going through a divorce.

Blessing no. 2

    I decided I ought to call my friend Nancy and tell her I probably can't see her today for dinner because I have to unload all the books from my bookcase and all the breakable items in my collectible case and a lot other stuff to be ready for my carpets to be cleaned on Monday as well as write two stories,

    I wished her Happy Mother's Day and she did the same. Then she said she is having my birthday dinner this evening, since she won't see me on my birthday this week. Yay! Change of plans. I'll have to step it up!

Blessing no. 3

    I am looking at a medium-sized package that came in the mail that I can't open till my birthday. Logic would dictate that the content of the package would be a birthday gift.

 
    So I have to sneak glances at it for four more days and wonder what it could be...hmm...I do so love birthdays...other people's and my own. It's admittedly more fun to think of something someone else would like and wrap it, etc.; still, I look forward to seeing what 's in there.

Blessings no. 5 & 6

Miss Rita

    My darling prima dona kitty Rita's foot is getting better each day.

    She is still limping a little today and resting her foot a lot, but I was very worried about what happened since she can't tell me!

   

  Also, I got out of bed this morning...Years ago, a former co-worker who had conquered prostate cancer said, "Any day you can get out of bed is a good day."

    I try to remember to think about that---it puts things in perspective!

Blessing no. 7

    I am thankful to God for the special friends he has put into my life.

   Here is a reading from  "365 Days of Walking the Red Road: The Native American Path to Leading a Spiritual Life Every Day:"

    You must speak straight so

that your words may go as sunlight to our hearts."

Cochise, Apache Tribal Leader (1812-1874.)

    Have a blessed day!