127 Table for five, please

In 2008 I went to my first Glen Workshop, sponsored by Image Journal. One of my classmates wrote about her years of wrestling with infertility. Painful. Anguished. Reading it, you could feel the weight of it.

This afternoon, she and her husband stopped nearby for the night on their long post-holiday drive home. Was I free for dinner? Yes! I joined them ... and their 4-and-three-quarters-year-old (whom I'd met before and whose first steps I witnessed) and their 2 1/2-year-old. Adorable. Energetic. Watching them, you could feel the joy of it.

So, so good to remember that longing for family and to see it come true and to be at the table with them all. I can't stop grinning.

Thank you, Image, and the Glen, for the many fruits of those weeks. A week can change a life, for sure. Deep, true friendships have been among its greatest blessings. And thanks, friend, for yet another memorable time at the table together.

Other gratefuls today:
Ann Kroeker's new podcast series; listening to Week 4 helped me get out of bed on this chilly morning and get myself to the desk.
A reminder that a bill is due.
Mobility.
Bananas.

What did you enjoy about your day?