I had an amazing experience yesterday.
I picked up my little Christian from the babysitter, and as I walked into her house, I was completely overwhelmed. “Ma”, as the children call her, was cooking dinner and the smell from her oven wrapped itself around me. It was one of those smells that you could not pinpoint. What was the ingredient? It was my mom. When I asked “Ma” what she was cooking I found out it was meatloaf. My mother never made meatloaf but that smell was completely hers.
I haven’t experienced that smell in over 14 years.
The hairs on my arms were standing up and a warmth enveloped my entire being. Tears started to roll down my cheeks. My mother was with me in that moment.
It was an unexpected moment. A moment I needed. A moment I am thankful for.
I love how the holiday season starts in such a profound way. We start by giving thanks. We take time to focus on the things that we often take for granted…family, friendships, the people we work with, the food we have in our pantry, the freedom we experience every day, the moments that come and go in a flash.
I am just thankful God has given me another day to enjoy the blessings in my life.
Today I Am Thankful For:
1. Special deliveries
2. Cucumbers
3. Winter clothes
4. Family pictures
5. A busy concert schedule
