Friday's Fave Five #655

Today is Friday and time for us to pause our busy lives and be grateful.  In our busyness, our stress whether it be good or bad stress, our apathy, our drifting from day to day or our dashing through our days, it is easy to not even notice those everyday blessings God places in our lives.  Some blessings are simple and some are huge but each are worth our noticing and giving God thanks for them.  Please feel free to join in as we share five of the blessings God has sent our way this week.

~ Operation Christmas Child boxes ~  It's that most wonderful time of year where we get to pack Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts.  The kick off announcement went great, church member took most of the 75 boxes I had built and put out.  I put out another 25 for election day.  Our church is a polling station and it was municipal elections last Monday.  By 1 o'clock the office was phoning to ask if there were more.  Good thing I had asked the local logistics director, who just happens to be a parent in my childcare, for another 25 just that week.  Well at voting closing one of the ladies was texting me that all but 4 were taken!  Praise God.  So I had to go ask for another 25 to set up for church again on Sunday.  I am giddy with excitement for all the children who will receive their gifts lovingly and prayerfully packed!  I better grab my own boxes before they're gone again!

~ Cappuccino yogurt ~  Ya gotta love coffee for this one but if you do well then have I got a yogurt for you!  This is dessert worthy!  Reminds me of tiramisu.  So delicious!

~ getting back to a workout routine ~ I was doing so good and loved how healthy I felt.  I was going to the gym 3 times a week and felt strong.  The came a thing called COVID and the gym closed.  And never reopened.  I loved it because it was a ladies gym and now there is no ladies only gym in my city.  The first 3 months of COVID when I was also off work I walked almost every single day, long walks and hikes with my hubby.  But then I went back to work and the work out routine slipped totally away.  But this week I forced myself to start working out at home even though I hate working out at home.  I'm starting small again but it's a start.  And it feels good once I get it done.

~ exercise therapy long distance ~ It comes in really handy having a fitness trainer in the family.  I've been having shoulder trouble and all it took was a phone call to my oldest daughter who wrangled one of her clients into being the demo model while she talked me through some strengthening exercises over messenger.  She's also helped her dad out when he was having some arm issues too.  

~ coffee with a friend ~ It's been a long, long time since I've gone out for a coffee with a friend.  But Tuesday found me sitting across the booth from a good friend sharing laughs, family catch up and some heart to heart over a cup of tea.  It was a much needed time of refreshing.

What were your favorite blessings this week?