September 27

I am grateful for the energizing effect of singing.  I am grateful for the genius of Mozart, the way the notes flow, the absolute sense of it and the magic it makes.  I am grateful for that one line, regina coeli, alto and tenor voices and the blend-- it's heaven indeed.

I am grateful that I will have my planning period tomorrow instead of a meeting.  Nevermind the meeting I have over lunch.  I'll take what I can get.

I am grateful for Tuesday afternoons, for a coffee date with my husband and family dinner with my mom.  I am grateful for homemade spaghetti sauce and my two kids playing on the piano together. 

I am grateful for sunny mild afternoons.

I am grateful for all the richness and fullness of my life, one event scheduled tight against the other with mere minutes to spare, but each event is good, you know?  When people, those random acquaintances, ask "How have you been,"  I answer, "Busy.  Busy.  But good."  And I mean it.

And I am grateful for that.