A Sample of my July Blessings from my Blessings Basket

July Blessings

Delicious Cherries

Asked to Cut hours by an hour and a half turns into a shopping trip

Come home to BBQ cooked by daughter and her boyfriend

Jersey Corn

Sitting on Deck

Engagement announcement

Breakfast at Farm with friends

Boardwalk walk and boardwalk food with a friend

Ferry Concert with former co-worker

Cousin luncheon

Container Garden

Smooth work flow

Self Care- Eye problem  Stayed home to care for self

Movie night with Brother in law

When brakes failed on truck -no one got hurt

Dryer Warranty Blessings

An expanded version of one of my blessings of May 2017

Dryer Warranty   Kathy Moore

My washer and dryer get much use.  We are a family of three but have three others staying with us.  Because we live near the seashore, often the spring brings visitors on weekends.  I consider this a privilege; this makes a house a home.

With all privileges comes responsibility.  Our washer and dryer incur frequent use.  At the time I bought them, I didn’t look for the best models, I purchased what I could afford.

On this rainy day, I switch the wash to the dryer and go to turn the knob and it doesn’t turn.  Wonderful! I have to be at work soon, there are loads of laundry waiting behind it.  I quickly throw some of the laundry on a clothes line in the garage and hang up a few items from the shower curtain bar. Off to work I go after texting my houseguest that the dryer won’t start.

I come home at lunch and take the knob off.  I consider looking for a wrench to try to force the knob but then quickly reconsider and start to rifle through my desk.  I pull out papers, papers, and more papers.  I keep looking through a stack while taking bites of my sandwich and sipping my iced tea.  Finally, I spy it, a warranty booklet.  I am almost afraid to look at the receipt.  When was it I bought my dryer?  I pull it out and my dryer is just under four years old.  I call the company listed on the paper and find out that I have two weeks to go before my warranty expires.  They take my information and say a repairman can come next Monday on my morning off.

After a few days of running large items to the laundromat before or after work and using every available space and hanger to dry items, the man comes to examine the dryer.  Yes, a new knob is required.  No, he doesn’t have one with him (even after I told the lady on the phone exactly what was wrong).  He will order the part and it will take a week to come in.

After spending another week waiting, he comes and he has that part and a spare because he said these break off pretty frequently.  My house becomes somewhat normal again.  I don’t have clothes hanging all over it.  

As I sit and drink my morning coffee, I am thankful for the resources that I needed to dry my clothing: the local laundromat, extra hangers and clothes line, and dryer warranties.

June Blessings

A Sample of  June Blessings from my blessings basket

Concert in the park with a sister-in-law

Steady work schedule at my primary job

Fairy Gardens

Lunch with family between two separate car issues

Garden Ctr

Relative Visiting

Warm weather

Coupons

Book Sale items

Skee Ball game with son

Babysitting my great nephew

Attending a Wedding

Finding good parking in Center City Philadelphia

Dinner at the campground

May Blessings

A Sample of the blessings from my blessings basket:

Breakfast visit from family

Rental cars

Picking up supplies for my daughter for her post-dental visit

Raining buckets but it stopped for my trip home from work

Binge watching Hallmark shows

A pocket-dial becomes a good conversation with a former co-worker

Treats at work on holiday weekends

Car sharing

New Toilets

Water Ice treat on a hot day when air conditioner is broke at the library

Dress shopping- Daughter helped pick out the dress via texts

Hair cut

The ability to take mom for  cataract surg/ watching a great-nephew on the same day

Early mother's day visit in Philly from son and daughter in law

Dinner with mom, niece, nephew and great nephew at mom's apartment

April Blessings

A sample of  April Blessings from my blessings basket

Direct deposit

Free  Coupons for goodies

Co-workers willing to switch schedules

Seasonal work opportunities

Prayerful friends

Falling and not getting hurt  (motrim, ice packs)

Helping a son get to an appointment when car breaks down

Nice Easter stroll in  Cape May with Mom

Planting Veggies

Family movie time

Mom's good check up

Not burning bridges

Day off- Morning appt with mom in Philly
Afternoon for me at home
Evening time to pick up son

Staff day gift card ( lol and later it not working)

Staff day mediation

Writers' meeting at Maria's

Lasagna platter  from Amanda

Swing set

Surprise wellness check in mail

Shoe Blessings

Shoe Blessings  by Kathleen Moore

Sipping on my coffee, I hear the trash truck coming down the street.  

Oh great, the trash is out but I didn’t put the old ham bone that was in the freezer in there and I don’t want it to wait until next week.

Barefoot, I traverse the steps to find something to throw on my feet.  I blindly shuffle under the bed and pull out a shoe, then a slipper, then a sneaker.

Wonderful, now I’ve missed the trashmen.  The old ham bone has to sit there another week.

Shaking off my temporary bad mood caused by this, I start to count my blessings

Dress shoe-  A shoe worn to parties and special occasions.  This pair of shoes was the gift from a sister-in-law and fit perfectly.  I am not one to wear heels anymore and this shoe is comfortable and yet classy.

Slipper-  A gift from my son at Christmas, they are warm and cozy.  My feet linger in them on cold winter nights.

Sneaker- Bought at Walmart because they have open backs.  They are a casual pair for wearing during yard work or to run errands

The other one to each of these is lurking under the bed, just a few inches away from where I pull these first three from.  I find my mind wandering.  

Aren’t I lucky to have such choices in a world where some people have no shoes?

Counting my blessing helps me to see the beauty in everyday life.

March Blessings from my Blessings Basket

A Sample of the everyday Blessings in March

Grumpy customer didn't spoil my day

Warm Towels

Not having to pump my gas in the cold  (yeah NJ)

Writing group invite

Lunch with Former Co-Worker

Knowing to rest when body is sick

Helpers when sick ( Tom- cooking and shopping   Ron- Ginger ale and wash)

Audio Books

On-Star

Cheeseburger Dinner with Chris

People tasking my crockpot corned beef and cabbage

The ability to help my mom during her cataract procedure time

Dinner at Red Rooster with Jeannie

Easter walk on Cape May mall with mom

Retirement party for boss with co-workers

A sneak peek at old neighborhood pizza place renovations

Zoo fun with family (Mel, Brian, Brayden, Pam and Steffen)

Invite to work some hours by an old boss