Leonard likes to “scrap”. Due to the fact that I am more of a “I’m sure you can find a use for that” person. It is a bit of an annoyance to me, as we travel around the area, he is always scouring the side of the road for items to take apart. Yet,as God’s hand is on us through it all, we have “lucky” moments of blessing. This last week for example, there were appliances on the side of the road. Of course, these were too large to fit in our little SUV, so with that in mind, Leonard headed home in record speed to get our pickup. He found me some gloves, so that I could help him. This caused me much anxiety as I talked to the Lord silently. Is it long enough after my surgery to be lifting such items? Lord, this is not what I had in mind today. We pulled up to the appliances on the side of the road and as I was putting the gloves on…a man, came driving up and asked if he could have the kitchen range. He said his mother-in-law’s had broken. He called his mother-in-law, and it seems that she had already bought a new one. Even so, this man offered to help Leonard load the appliances! What? Really? Thank you, Lord for orchestrating this man to come to my rescue. A positive side of scrapping occurred on Labor Day. We were on a leisurely Monday drive and one of the summer residents was putting out some patio chairs and a patio umbrella (our current umbrella was broken). This time, it was a “good find” and not something to be taken apart. I am thankful to the Lord for His provision.

Another “lucky” fishing adventure.

My long-time friend, Chris asked myself and seven other ladies to do a study of this book

Our conversations were only via group text messaging. I only knew my friend and another friend that participated. This last weekend, I had the pleasure of meeting three of those ladies for a picnic at one of their beautiful homes. I feel so lucky to have met these women and the opportunity to visit with my two long time friends. It was so enjoyable.

Another blessing that I find interesting is that Leonard will on occasion, pick some wildflowers and put them in a vase. He knows that I like daisies. Even though, these are not daisies, they put you in mind of them.

As I notice God’s blessings everyday, I will always claim that.. We certainly are the Lucky Ones!