Neighbors and Gratitude

This morning I was awakened by the sound of a tractor outside my window. I thought for a moment it was the snowplow going by again cleaning off our gravel road. It kept going back and forth so I looked out the window. It was two of our neighbors, with two tractors with blades, cleaning out our lane and yard.

You see, my husband has been working on our tractor and snow blower for a couple days because it broke down and has not had the time to clean out the lane or yard. We have just been driving over it and waiting until he got it fixed. Well we were surprised by the neighbors, they dug us out. We have the best neighbors a person could ask for, it brought tears to my eyes because we love them like they are our family. I said "Thank you God for our neighbors, they have been a blessing to us".

We also woke up to no electricity. Don't really know why but it was off and my husband needed some coffee and something to eat. We asked our neighbors, Brenda, Dale and Zach if they would like to go since they were kind enough to clean out our yard. They were game so we picked them up and headed to our local favorite local place to eat, Dudley's. They had power, we called in advance to make sure.

The smell of breakfast wafted past our noses and the smell of coffee greeted us. The waitresses brought coffee immediately, warming our cold fingers. They took our orders and within no time at all our favorite breakfast was delivered to our table. Five of us sat around the table talking, laughing and enjoying each others company. As more and more locals came in we were all talking and enjoying the morning. It was heartwarming to my soul. By 9:00 a.m. we were done and ready to go home.

I have so much to be thankful for. Before I was diagnosed with cancer and had my surgery I don't really think I appreciated what God did for my as much as I do now. Every day there are blessings just waiting to come our way. I cherish them all now and can't wait to rise in the morning to see what he has in store for me. If I can be a blessing to someone I pray that the opportunity comes my way.

Have a great day, look for your blessings and cherish them all.