A couple of really cool, good things happened this week. I like it when good things happen. They act as a positive touch stone for me. I can look back at them on the not so good days and boost my mood if I need to.

Last week I entered a writing contest. I posted my entry
One Child’s Inspiration here so ya’ll could have a chance to look over it as well. I received news today, that I came in first for that writing contest. I am pretty excited by that.

You may notice a change here in there with my writing style, I am going to be experimenting with different ways to write so I can be a more well rounded author.

Have you ever gotten a phone call that made your day, week, month or even your year? One of those phone calls where the person on the other end said the exact thing that you needed to hear? Recently, I received one, and it took me by surprise.

My mother called last week. She started off the conversation with something along the lines of “She needed/wanted to talk to me about something”. For the first time in months, my stomach tightened up and I figured she was upset with me about something. I started to try and prepare myself for whatever was going to come next. Imagine my surprise, when instead of her being upset with me about something, she tells me she is calling because she wants to share with me how much she enjoys my company and considers me her friend. Since I had been gearing up for a completely different conversation, I was totally taken off guard by what she said. I was sort of at a loss for words.

It really is a wonderful feeling to know that my mother enjoys hanging out with me. I know I enjoy hanging out with her. We can talk about so many things now, not just the same old stuff we used to.