Yesterday, I gave a party. We had folks over to eat and drink and celebrate the holidays. We talked about making it a potluck, but decided that it feels so much better to provide food for people and to offer to them while in our home. So, we all baked and cooked and rolled dough and cut cookies and it was so sweet to see people enjoying themselves, relaxing, laughing.

I also gave a friend my favorite pair of earrings. She borrowed them weeks ago and I could tell how much she loved them. It occurred to me at the time that I could give them away, but every time I thought about it, I felt tight and unwilling. And yesterday I thought, well, isn’t that the perfect thing to work with? And it hurt a little to give them to her (they are soooo purrrty). My mom gave them to me and I think they’re pretty fancy. But they looked so beautiful on her and I could see in her face how much it meant to her.

Today, I gave some money at the grocery store for the food bank and bought some raffle tickets from my hair stylist’s daughter. And I gave a friend a ride home, but that was just sweet cuz it sure was nice spending time with her.