Six More Days...

Howdy!!!

Did I tell you'all it's almost my birthday? Say I did!! Sorry, I just love my birthday! I think God outdid Himself when He created me, so I like to acknowledge what a blessing I am. Now for those of you that might want to take that as a cocky statement, well #1, you couldn't possibly know me cause there ain't a cocky bone in my body, and # 2, well there is no #2!!!

So I kicked off the celebration today by giving thanks, like I always do, for being alive. Do you really understand what a blessing it is to be alive? No, I mean really understand? Each day is so full of opportunities, and if you're healthy, then you're doubly blessed. Don't get me to preachin!! Forget all the other wonderful things that can be added to the mix. Trust, I've had periods in my life where I had so much stuff going on that if anybody talked to me about being blessed, I'd bite their head off. I didn't feel blessed, so I really didn't want to hear it. Oh, if I knew then what I know now!!! Being blessed is not a feeling, it's a knowing. I am learning to count it all joy...even when it shows up as pain.

OK, later on if time permits, I will go to the gym, which is my second favorite place to go (a bookstore or library is #1). I might only get to hit the treadmill today because I gotta get home and help with homework, but that will suffice!

If you're so inclined, check back. I might even stay focused long enough to blog everyday this week...no promises though!

Side bar...don't forget to vote! I spent the weekend volunteering for the Barack Obama Campaign. I called folk to inform them about early voting and what I found is there are a lot of people who are still undecided. So for those of us who realize how important this moment is for more reasons than I can cover here, let's do what we have to do! No Excuses!!! And talk to Pookie and make sure she/he votes!!!

Take care of yourself and each other!

Love you like a play cousin,

Marina