Welcome back to Friday's Fave Five. . It's time to look back over our week, no matter what it's been like, good or bad, and find five shining moments that blessed us. Sometimes it super easy and the 5 slots fill up fast, and sometimes we have to search a little harder. But I know one thing, doing this for so many years, is that if we develop a habit of intentionally looking on a regular basis, when the hard times come, it becomes our anchor. The blessings though they may be more hidden are easier to recognize. If you're new you can go to the link in the sidebar and get the guidelines and then just join right in!
~ helpful Hubby and little friends ~ last Sunday I did something to me knee that made walking hard and bending my knee very painful. I debated hard about calling a sick day on Monday but Hubby said if I didn't want to do that he would work from home and be around to help if I needed it. Parents were told that they would have to be on call if things went south and I couldn't safely provide care. It was amazing how all my little dayhome friends tried to be helpful in their own ways. I even had one of the older ones watching me from the corner of her eyes all day and when I would make a move to stand up she'd run over to try and help me up. She even took my elbow one time when I was going from kitchen to living room and walked me like a little boy scout with a little old lady crossing the street. It was all very endearing. Needless to say they all got a little treat at the end of the day.
~ making progress on the puzzle ~ whew, it's a doozy. With two of us, working it over two weekends this is how far we've gotten. But it's been a fun activity to do together.
~ surprise phone call ~ in the middle of the day the phone rang with a number I didn't recognize. Now usually I don't answer these because 9 times of ten they are someone trying to sell me something but for some reason I did answer this one. And I'm so glad I did as it was from an old friend of ours who we haven't had communication with for many, many years. He was just sitting at home and thought of us and called. It was nice to get caught up on where life has taken them.
~ homemade chicken noodle soup ~ again this week I find myself fighting off some sort of cold trying to take ahold. My Mom would always make soup for us when we weren't well and I did the same for my kids. But when I'm not well I don't always feel like putting in the effort even though I know I'd love it. But this week I knew I had about 4 containers of homemade turkey vegetable broth in the freezer, It was easy to just thaw one out, boil some peas and carrots and noodles and I had delicious comfort food to stave off the virus within 20 minutes. So glad I had that in the freezer for just such an occasion.
~ vacation days booked ~ I finally decided on my summer vacation days for the year. One week is always the same every year but the other can vary from year to year depending on what we are doing. For some reason it's always stressful for me to choose that second week but it's finally done. It's a relief and gives me something to look forward to and plan for.
Have a Happy Valentine's Day tomorrow but before you go, what were 5 of your favorite blessings this week?
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