Friday's Fave Five #779

Welcome this Good Friday to Friday's Fave Five.  Today is a very significant day in which we remember the death of Jesus on the cross, His ultimate sacrifice for us and culminates in Easter Sunday or Resurrection Sunday which is the cornerstone of Christianity.  I don't know who will be posting today but feel free to link anytime during the weekend.    This has been a bit of an up and down week for me as this week was the 2nd anniversary of my Dad's passing and it was also a very busy week with work because of Easter.  Holidays always bring on an extra business with kids, so I am glad to have this spot to remind me to stop, pause and remember the blessings from the past week and be thankful for them.  

~ snowfall ~ a weird thing to be grateful for the week after the 1st day of spring but I am happy it did snow.  We received a major dump of spring snow, I think around 15 inches.  It snowed for almost 4 days straight.  But it's been such as dry winter and last summer was also dry so this moisture is very much needed around here.  I would way rather have this snow now than to have major water restrictions in the summer or so much rain in the spring that water starts to find it's way into the basements. 

~ a new bud ~  remember the triple amaryllis plant my son gifted to me for Christmas?  Well all the blooms were spent and some of the leaves started to droop and turn yellow so I trimmed them back and was going to google to see how to preserve the bulbs for next season.  I moved them onto the counter to take downstairs and is the case around here it was sitting there almost a week waiting.  Lo and behold, one of the bulbs has shot up another bud!  Determined little plants they are.  Quite fascinating that because they are in a wax casing you never do anything with them, not even water them!  This fiesty little beauty brought a smile to me this week and is now back in her spot on the table.  

~ lovely card and gift ~ it was one of my little dayhome kid's last day this week as he is moving away.  The family gifted me a gift card and wrote me a lovely note.  The gift card was nice but it was the note that really touched me.  Sometimes in this business it's really easy to not feel appreciated and taken for granted but it's notes of thanks like this one that make it all worthwhile.  That and the feel of little arms giving you a big hug around your neck.  

~ when you know God has protected you ~ I can't go into details but sometimes a situation doesn't go your way or something doesn't pan out the way you wanted and you're left wondering why or sad or confused that it didn't.  But then later you find out that it would have been a hardship or not a good thing had it gone the way you had been hoping for and you just realize that it wasn't God withholding from you but actually protecting you.  Well that happened to me this week and I cannot express how thankful I am for that!  

~ spunky little spitfires ~ I have a little in my childcare that is just a spunky little thing.  She's so full of energy and love and laughter.  Every emotion is big with her, yes even the mad and sad, but the happiness and laughter and love and the naturally being funny that a two year old is capable of just makes up for it by the boatload.  This little has me in stitches daily and her leg and neck hugs are everything!  So thankful I get to enjoy her antics on a daily basis.

What blessings came your way this week that you are grateful for?

 

 I want to wish you a Happy Easter.  May you reflect on everything this Good Friday means and everything Christ has done.  May you know the love of God towards you and may Sunday find you celebrating the Risen Christ!