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Day 61: Airplanes

Yep, I'm grateful for airplanes today.  No, I'm not on one and aren't going to be on one anytime soon BUT I'm grateful for them as I think about what they have enabled me to do and who they have enabled me to meet in my life so far.
Because of airplanes I have been able to travel to states in America and countries across the oceans.  I've been able to see wonders of the world and wonders of my own little world.  I've been able to have face time with people who have known me since birth and meet people who I'm able to have face time with as God allows.
I'm grateful for airplanes that have carried me to my nephew and niece and my NYC family and have carried them to Colorado to see me (okay, and the other family members to.  I will share I guess!).  I'm grateful for an airplane that carried me recently to a friend in Seattle that God has gifted me with so unexpectedly many many years ago.
I'm thinking about my gratefulness today for airplanes as I journey to meet a friend that I only could have met thanks to an airplane getting me to his home country and one that brings him to mine.  Tonight I get a little face time with a friend from Kenya.  I have traveled to his country and he is currently in mine.  And it is partly possible because of an airplane that flew us both over oceans and land.  Certainly there are other contributing factors but an airplane has a role for sure.  In a few short days my Mama will get on an airplane and fly over the same seas and land I have to walk on Swaziland soil and meet new friends and smell new air.  I'm already, in advance, so grateful for an airplane playing a role in her time in Swazi.
What are you grateful for today?

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