Life's Little Surprises

Ah, the surprises that each day brings! We are going along in life at a certain pace with ideas and goals and desires, and then all of a sudden . . .

. . . life pokes you and gives you something to think about. For instance, I have plans to try to work through my fabric stash while sewing this spring and summer. Then on Sunday a woman in church brought in massive amounts of fabric for my friend Valerie and I to look through and take for free. Who can turn down good yardage, especially in shades of blue?

Dear me.

Another example. By late April we Michiganders have started to let down our guard vis-à-vis snowfall. We did already have a snow in April, after all, and while we know that we're due one, we don't really think about having another two weeks later. But then you wake up and raise the shades and . . .

. . . your flowers are huddled under a white blanket.

Ah, well. By the end of the day, most of the snow will have melted. Already it's gone from the lawn and most of the garden. It's essentially fluffy rain, right?

And just a couple days ago I was wishing there was a thrift store closer to home so it would be easier to drop off my donations (which ride around in our cars for weeks on end because we never pass by a thrift store in our everyday travels). Then today there was a flyer in the door announcing the opening of a new thrift shop just a few blocks away. Perfect.

Life has been surprising me a lot lately, in mostly quite pleasant ways.