My mom turned 70 this week. Wow. It's a really big deal being she's a brittle diabetic, suffered two strokes almost three years ago and lived through a terrible pandemic this past year. We acknowledge that her life looks different but we are thankful for so many things; family, faith, the fact that she lives in her own home, she stayed healthy during Covid and is now fully vaccinated. We are thankful for her fun loving and special (and I do mean "special") dog, Walker. On her birthday, Kim and I took mom out to shoe shop and then we took her out to her favorite restaurant. Tomorrow night Kim is hosting a family dinner for mom and her cousin, Cindy, and brother, Mike, is coming.
Mary and John stopped over on Mom's birthday. They brought her a gift and flowers. I couldn't do a blog about how thankful we are for the many blessings in mom's life without mentioning Mary and John. John continues to cook for mom and he works with her twice a week with physical therapy - all the while he's in school full time! Mary's prayers have been instrumental in my life and mom's. Everyone should have a Mary and John in their life. We are incredibly blessed. It's another example of how God places people together during seasons where you need them most.
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