January 16

After I dropped Brady at preschool this morning, I headed to Main Street to have breakfast with my friends Michelle, Amy and Valerie. We're connected by the friendship that our sons share, so it was great to get together with them to celebrate not just one but three of our birthdays.

I may have been the only one who finished her entire meal (which made me feel a little bit like Miss Piggy because dude, the portions were big), but I had a wonderful hour and a half chatting about the everyday details of life and just being comfortable while surrounded by familiar faces.

Moments of celebration like these make life more fun and relieve stress. And that's a big blessing to me.