It’s a very busy week that began with a granddaughter packing up and moving back to college. That in itself was emotional for me, but while we are at it, let’s throw in the largest wedding I have ever been remotely involved in, albeit several once’s removed. Sam’s daughter is about to begin her new life on Friday evening, and although my role is from the cheering section, it is still a busy, emotional week as we get ready to expand our family and celebrate bigtime.

I am grateful for the amazing invention known as fashion tape that was needed this morning for the very first time. Actually, it has been needed MANY times by me, but used for the very first time as I got dressed today. If only it could fashion tape cover everything I think needs to be hidden these days…

(If only I had THAT shape to work with.)

This week involves dressing up for three different wedding-y functions, for which I am a foreigner and feel so awkward and out of place and have to constantly remind myself that no one is even going to notice me in this big picture so get over myself. If you know me at all, you know I do not do dresses or dressing up, so I am very grateful for two assistants, Michelle and Karen, who know what to do and how to advise, so I at least might blend in rather than stand out in the awkwardness.

I am grateful for distractions like puffy clouds and cooler weather and interesting bird sounds and funny cats and work and grandchildren and road trip planning and tv shows and laundry and ironing that keep my mind off all the things I should probably be focusing on.

I am grateful to stand on the sidelines and watch Sam be a very proud Daddy all week long. He is going to have a wonderful, exciting, AND very rough day on Friday, and I can already feel the emotions that will overflow, beginning with the “first look” with his daughter before we all go to the church.

And, I am very grateful for the evidence of God’s blessing on my stepdaughter’s life.