September 25

Heidi's earliest memories of our family probably involve her repeated (and no doubt impassioned) readings of "Dr. Seuss's ABCs" to a cranky baby Abby in the church nursery. We've been in and out of touch since then, but she's starting a new job next week and her free time will be scarce, so we decided to meet up for coffee this morning at my mother ship.

And I am so, so glad that we did. It was a long conversation that touched on a number of different topics --from managing teens to friendship-- and I left feeling truly encouraged.

So for that not-so-small blessing, I'm grateful.