"May it please the court..."

Since it happens to be Thursday...

I'm very thankful that I was able to visit my daughter in New York a couple of weeks ago. It was especially nice that we had her apartment to ourselves. I loved just spending time together and cooking some meals on Sunday with Van Morrison playing in the background and a nice candle burning.

Then last weekend I was able to fly to North Carolina to watch my son get sworn into the Bar Association. I'm very grateful for having had the opportunity to hear his sponsor say, "May it please the court...  I'm pleased to introduce John and recommend his admission to the bar."  I loved our intimate celebration with just the two of us afterwards. Oh, and I helped him move again. This is hopefully not his last move. The house is in his price-range, but he is not going to be living in the manner to which he is accustomed. We are hoping it is short-term. :)

I'm grateful for having quality time with my sister and her family. It was short and sweet, but totally worth it. They are so loving and supportive of us. I wish everyone had people in their lives who are as loving and caring as them.

I have been making it a point to learn as much as I can about my family's health history. It was quite scary when I had to fill out a form asking me to list my family members who have had health concerns. I had to list every one of my family members (dead and alive). It was enough to stop me in my tracks and make the choice to be smarter.  I'm very very grateful for my health! I just need to eliminate sugar from my diet, eat organic meats and cheese, cut down on my cheese consumption (2x weekly?!) and get back into yoga.  If I make those simple changes I should be okay! Did you know that everyone has cancer cells and they feed on sugar? Oh, and wine has a ton of sugar in it! ;)

When the approximately 400 people were sworn in, the sponsors all began by looking straight in the judge's eyes each time and said, "May it please the court, your honor..."  I couldn't help think about this song by Matt Redman, Better is One Day.

"Better is one day in Your courts... Than thousands elsewhere."  Isn't that the truth!! 

May my life and yours Please the Only One who matters!

In His Love,

A.