Be Encouraging

Today was a wonderful day. I woke up and lay in bed reading for about two hours. I decided I better get out of bed and do my morning workout.
 My friend Terri called and asked if I would be interested in taking some food photo's for her. She is having someone develop a website for her organic, gluten free chocolate chip cookies and other healthy foods. I told her I would love to do it. After arriving at her house we spent a couple of hours talking about her website and what she wanted the photo's to look like. Just this morning I was reading about encouraging others. I had several thoughts about how I could do this, and then God opened up my schedule and the door to practice. I love Terri and I believe she can make this work. She offered for me to make cheesecakes and sell them on her site. But I told her that it was her site. She needs to create the recipes and make a name for herself. I am happy for her. I don't have to be involved to cheer her on! We all loved to be encouraged and it was her time. Being encouraging is a process of becoming a more positive person. I have to be careful not to be jealous that things are working in others lives. I have to truly be happy and want others to succeed. When I encourage others, I receive encouragement myself. My blessing given today was helping a friend achieve a goal.

                                                                                        
The blessing I received today may seem selfish, is time alone to write and think and just be me. Ashley is at a friends house and Brian and Emily each have a friend over occupying them. My husband Brian is next door at our neighbors watching football. So it is really quite downstairs and everyone is happy, especially me!