Friends are God's special gift to us.

We are in the middle of 3 big remodel projects at our house.  At the end of July we decided to redecorate our kitchen. By redecorate I mean, paint the cabinets, replace the countertops, paint the windows and trim as well as the door trim, paint the walls and ceiling, and replace the flooring.  About a week into this project we had a huge rain storm and our basement flooded.  This prompted us to move up the complete remodel of our basement....new wall board, new carpet, and having egressed windows cut in and installed.  In the mean time we realized we are probably going to need to sell this house next spring, and the outside needed a face lift really bad.

So right now I am 1/2 way done with my painting in the kitchen, the counters and floors both still need to be done in there.  The exterior of the house is half painted, and the basement is almost ready for paint and trim and then carpet.  I am feeling a little overwhelmed by all that needs to be done.

Sunday, at church, one of my girlfriends asked me how things were going and I'll admit, I vented a little.  There were about 6 of us standing there at the time, and they all commisserated with me, I recieved a few hugs, and they all shared how busy there lives were as well. 

Sunday afternoon I was in the back yard painting the shutters when one of those girlfriends came around the corner of the house with all her painting stuff in hand.  I don't think I can express how loved I felt at that moment.  I know I will never be able to say thank you in a way that shows how much I appreciated her at that moment.


Indeed, Friends are God's special gift to this American Mom.