Blessed!!

    Oh my, I can not tell you how absolutely blessed I feel.

As many of you know, the sickies have abounded around here lately! Seems everyone besides me has been super sick for the last week or two. We've had it all, the coughing, fevers, throwing up, the list goes on. Yesterday I started feeling a little icky. Not sick, just kinda crummy. I'm not sure if it's this bug trying to get me, or if I'm just feeling a little worn from all the stuff going on around here.

This afternoon I was giving myself a fairly stern mental pep talk... Why can't you keep up, why isn't the house clean, with sick kids you should be reading to them all day...etc All the while I was laying in bed, feeling achy.  So I finally drug myself to the kitchen to make some supper, I got a little way into prepping something and there's a knock at the door...

It's a fellow mom from our local homeschool swim club. She brought us supper!!!! Yes, she did! I feel special just typing about it. And it was ohh so lovely! She made us beef barely soup, fresh buns, and rice crispy squares! It was all just delicious! But you know the best part? Just the act of kindness... knowing she went out of her way, and thought of us. Silly ol us. It encouraged me so much!

And you know what else blessed me? I had three friends call yesterday, just to see how we were doing. How often do I think of doing that, but little things get in the way of doing it. I just feel so cared for... Yes, blessed, very blessed.

I've thought about posting a bit about friendship for a while now... Friends are one of the greatest, most precious gifts we can have.  It seems the devil loves to keep us all so busy that we're isolated from friends and an easy target too.

I've felt loneliness over the years. They were dry and hard years for me. I see purpose in them now, but at the time it was very difficult. But, a lot of the blame laid with me for my loneliness. Not that I did anything on purpose to keep people away, but I just didn't understand people or friendship.
I think when we're young, we all have this idea that we need a best friend. I remember a few different girls being my best friends throughout my young years. But, no one ever really clicked. I always thought there was something wrong with me.

Now, as an adult I see things differently. I don't look for best friends anymore. I just really like people. Anyone really. Each person, each friend adds something different to my life. Weather I spend a lot of time with them or a little. I'm just so greatful to have so many great people in my life!

All this reminds me, that all those little things I think of, I should make them more of a priority. I haven't brought anyone a meal in a long time. I've thought of it though!

I have more thoughts on this, but my kids a climbing all over me and I can no longer concentrate!

sorry... still can't find spell check either...

              Here's a cute little pic of Naters, happy as a clam on daddy's moterbike. Nothing to do with the post, lol

So have you been blessed by friends lately? What did they do? Have you done anyone for anyone else? Perhaps someone you don't know very well?