Friday's Fave Five #679

Welcome to the end of April and Friday's Fave Five.  I can't believe it is the end of April already!  The days seem to be so long when I am in them and yet seem to have zipped by when looking back at them.  Such a dichotomy it is.  All the more reason to take note of the blessings God brings into my ordinary everyday.  Learning to focus on the good makes the blessings more obvious and takes some of the power away from the bad.  When we focus on the bad and/or negative things in our lives they quickly become monsters that we can't see around.  Let's train ourselves to look for the blessing.

~ lunch date with our pastors ~ it has been so long, last summer I think it was, that we were able to have brunch out with our pastors/friends.  It was nice to catch up, share our blessings, trials and our grief.  Both of our families have lost loved ones over the last 4 months.  It was a lovely and uplifting time of support and friendship.

 ~ tiramisu ~ I love this Italian dessert.  It came with our brunch meal and I enjoyed every bite.  And then I enjoyed it again later in the evening as Hubby gave me his and I brought it home to enjoy later.  Yum!

~ sunshine with no wind ~ the week has been wonderful spring weather.  Weather around here is hit and miss in the spring as we get it all.  And wind, we get wind!  But the last week there has been lots of sun interspersed with the clouds and no wind.  I've been outside everyday with the dayhome kids and walks in one of my favorite areas.  Enjoying that sun on the skin!

~ helpful hubby ~ several times this week I have gone to do one one of my chores only to find it already done.  Hubby just  notices that something needed doing or that I was especially tired or that he had more spare time than me and quietly took it upon himself to get it done.  No fanfare, no seeking praise.  Acts of service being one of my love languages it really speaks to me and is greatly appreciated.

~ survival ~ just before possession date on the sale of my Mom's house last fall I dug up her gorgeous peony bush.  I plunked it in the middle of our front lawn thinking if it survived I would build a garden around it.  I had my fingers crossed as I didn't really do anything special just basically stuck it in the ground because I didn't have the time.  Well when I went out there and checked this week, one lonely little shoot is coming up, but that means it survived the winter and the replant.  I'm so happy.   Now to baby it with some good soil and fertilizer and prayer. 

What have been your favorite blessings this past week?