In no particular order, here are some of the blessings I have counted this week.
* After our insanely busy day Saturday, we received an unexpected invitation to join some friends at their house for a cookout on Sunday. They told us not to worry about pitching in...just come and enjoy. I absolutely could have cried when I read that text. I was exhausted from the yard work and heat, and I didn't have to make a lunch plan for Sunday. I didn't have to cook. I just showed up and enjoyed a delicious meal. (And they sent us home with leftovers that fed us for about two more meals after that, so it was a blessing that begat more blessings!)
* IT RAINED!!!!! To be fair, in typical Indiana fashion, it went from drought to flood in one rain, but IT RAINED!!! We received some rain the night of the 4th and then a whole big storm during the night and even more rain on Tuesday morning. While we don't really want to drown the yard we just reseeded, we are so thankful to have a reprieve from watering the yard. And all we're doing is growing a yard. We are surrounded by farmers growing important things, like crops, and they are celebrating the rain, too!
* Lexi is currently a fireworks and thunder champion. Weirdly, she's in a phase where she's petrified of the sight of a storm grate, but fireworks and thunder are no big deal to her. (We don't know why she's scared of the grates. She's never fallen in one or had any other encounter with one. But she doesn't like them at this time.) She slept through the storm that scared me to death the other night, and fireworks seem to thoroughly intrigue her. We hope that stays forever!
* Our neighbor blessed us with a painting of Lexi. She hobbies in painting and is sometimes commissioned to paint pets for their people. Her kids rang the doorbell over the weekend and handed us a beautiful little painting of Lexi. It was such a sweet gesture, and I treasure it! She has been a GREAT neighbor to us since the first day we moved in.
* Our friends in Colorado sent us Hollyhock seeds for our friendship garden! (You may or may not remember that a few weeks ago, I wrote about how I wanted to fill our yard with plants that tell stories of friendship.) The seeds arrived accompanied by pictures of what they'll look like when they bloom - and they're SO pretty! I can't wait to plant them!
* I've been learning so much from my Genesis study this week. I've been studying Lot and then the birth of Isaac. So many little nuggets tucked in there that I somehow never noticed. I am grateful and soaking it up now!
* Our peace lily is perking up! I am still learning how to be a plant lady, and sometimes it goes better than others. We have a peace lily that we received from our church in Kokomo back when Ryan's mom died. I've managed to not only keep it alive, but grow it, over the past three (plus) years, but I noticed the other day that it seemed to be pretty sunburned. I moved it to a new corner, and it's looking so much better. I need to find a new permanent home for it IN our home, but I'm happy to see it looking better!
* Ryan is so smart. He knows so many things that I just don't know at all. His parents and step-parents instilled in him a wide array of knowledge that he puts into practice, and I know it serves us well. He has figured out a very strategic watering schedule (there's a spreadsheet) for our yard, he can find a bargain hiding under a rock, and he knows all the best questions to ask about everything, it seems. I have my areas of knowledge, but I am completely lost with everything he knows so well. I am so grateful for his knowledge!
There are so many more, I'm sure, but I will stop there for today. What are YOU grateful for today?
2 comments:
You have received some great blessings recently! Love the story of the rain- we were supposed to get some yesterday and we did- for about three minutes. I needed it for my garden which is a hobby; like your yard, it is not a matter of livelihood as it is for farmers. It's in the forecast for today. I hope there's rain in your forecast and that it happens. I can imagine how nice the reprieve from watering your yard was. And that is so cool about the seeds for flowers and the BBQ invitation. Small things but they can mean the most especially when they come at just the right time ;).
So many wonderful blessings!!
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