Counting My Blessings

On this sunday, I want to wish all the Dads in my life a Happy Fathers Day!! What would we do without our dads? they provide us with love, security, direction, goals, work ethics, morals and so many other things. we view relationships on the way our dads treated our moms and treated us as well. it's alot of responsibility to be a parent and I for one am grateful for all my parents and all that I've learned from them.

I am so blessed to have so many loving people in my life. Frendell took me out to lunch, a movie and some ice cream for my birthday. Friday night, we were invited to an anniversary celebration of 45 years of marriage. it was at a sushi restaurant in Skokie... it was a wonderful evening... delicious food and lovely company. Saturday, I felt well enough to go to church, although I was moving a little slow and made Frendell late. Sorry honey :-( After church, my friend Ann picked me up and we met up with our other friend Dana, went to lunch and spent some time just hanging out and catching up on life. It was a lovely time spent together...

Today is clean-up day. I started out with the guest bathroom and now have to take a break coz my arm is throbbing. But, I will try again after an hour to see how my arm feels then. I received so many wonderful gifts and so many warm and encouraging messages from everyone and I am so blessed and so humbled by everyone's generosity to me. Tomorrow, our friends Erbe and Jerma and their kids are flying into Chicago and will visit us before they head to Michigan for some meetings. I am so excited to see them again and we will find comfort and strength with our shared experiences.

I am thankful to have celebrated another birthday. I am thankful for all the wonderful people in my life, who called, sent cards, sent email messages, sent gifts, gave me hugs and kisses and wished me wonderful things, took me out to lunches and movies and ice cream and gelato :-)... thank you for taking such wonderful care of me. I am humbled by your love and care and I pray that God will continue to bless you abundantly as you have blessed me. My heart is overflowing and my smile is wide and I have hope that we will be able to spend more time with each other, as God wills it. May I live today honoring Him who has blessed me is so many ways. And when you read this blog, may you know that your encouragement has helped me get up today and want to do something. Have a great Fathers Day.. go hug a dad today...