God's Blessings!

In case you didn't know, Thursday's are my off day. This year, I have utilized Thursday's to either study, read, and or write my papers for class. Today, was a blessed day - I did not have any pressing homework and so I spent some of the morning just relaxing - IT WAS GOOD!

For my birthday this year, my sister Diana, blessed me with a nice expensive polo (type - not brand) shirt. After the first washing, it shrunk. Robin suggested (rather insisted) that I return the shirt for an even exchange. Problem was, I no longer had the receipt. I believe I got rid of it after the first exchange. Well, I just thought I was stuck with an expensive shirt that no longer fit me. I called MACY's and spoke with the floor manager and explained my situation. Without hesitation, she told me to just bring it in and they would either reimburse me or give me an even exchange - without my receipt. GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME AND ALL THE TIME GOD IS GOOD! OK!

So I grabbed my shirt and asked Sophie Grace if she wanted to take a trip with Daddy. She jumped off the couch and we preceeded upstairs to get ready to go. My daughter loves to just go. She loves the outdoors and given any chance to go somewhere, she will take it. So off we went to the mall. We had the best time there and she was so good. We ate at Chick-fil-A for lunch and then came back home so she could take a nap. These are the stuff that memories are made of.

Sophie Grace will be turning 2 years old in June 8th. It seems like just yesterday, she was born. I remember it all too well. I thank God for her whenever I think about it, and for me that's not good enough. Today, we received the bad news that friends of ours lost their baby. This was her third attempt at having a child and all three times, she miscarried. My heart goes out to them. This is a reminder for me of how blessed Robin and I are to have Sophie in our lives. I need to get into the habit of thanking God for Sophie and all the things He has blessed me with everyday. Without God, I would not have all the things I have now and for that I am grateful.

Lord, please forgive me for failing to acknowledge your goodness and help me to remember to give you the praise and glory everyday. Amen.