It's my Mama's birthday!  Happiest birthday Mama, I'm so glad there is you!  Mama and I 1974 Mama and I 2014 Create a Vacuum Day Strange day... What's a vacuum?  Well, before we knew it as an appliance it was, still is, a space devoid of matter. Here's the details on all the kinds of vacuums we know, maybe even some we didn't know about!  So I'm not sure what to say about today.  My lifelong bestie loved to vacuum! She found it therapeutic, relaxing - perhaps in a way, for her, the act of vacuuming created a space (briefly) devoid of the matter of her life.  Hey, this day is so random I think anything is plausible!  :) Thank A Mailman Day How to Become a Mailman (with pictures!) Sun, rain, sleet, snow the mailmen deliver our mail.  Leave them a 'thank you' of some kind today. Because it's February maybe leave them a Starbucks gift card to get a hot drink, or some cookies, and make sure you include a note of ...

Tomorrow is my Mama's birthday.  I know I've already said I was grateful for my parents but I wanted to single out my Mama (don't worry - Daddy gets his turn too!) in honor of her birthday.  I'm so grateful for my Mom.  She is one of my dearest friends in addition to being the woman who birthed me and raised me.  I'm grateful I get to live in the same area as her, see her almost every weekday morning, have my children know her, watch her pour out herself in acts of service in our community.  She's awesome. We've been through some stuff together - she and I (ask me some of our stories, I'm happy to share!) - and we've come out on the other side of them stronger individually and together. My Mom loves Jesus, loves to play games (especially card ones!), quilts, taught me how to love reading, is super involved in ALL of her grandkids lives, and on and on and on. She's a special woman, I love her and I'm so grateful for her.