Gratitude - Day 5

1 - Mae. They say all babies bring something special when they come to earth. Well, Mae is no exception. She brought something, perhaps unknowingly. She brought hope. I saw it. I watched her grandpa hold her for the first time and I saw hope... there behind his eyes. I sat across the room and watched her dad watch his dad hold her. And there, behind her dad's eyes... it was there again. Hope.

2 - time. Grateful that sometimes it passes quickly. Grateful that other times it moves slowly enough to be thorough.

3 - quilts. Love them. Simply love them. Love the idea of them, the look of them, the warmth of them, the symbolism of them. Truth be told, quilts remind me of my mom. That's why I love them.