Today has been a really strange day for me. I mean I have shed more tears than an emotional teenage girl would in a whole week. For anything really and at the drop of a dime. I realize it’s because I have a lot of things on my mind and to be stressed about. But frustrating none the less because I have so much more to be thankful for and far too many blessings to count.

So this evening while our son was doing a chore and putting a few dishes away he accidentally dropped a coffee mug and it shattered. Thankfully he didn’t get cut and it obviously isn’t the end of the world. Only it’s kind of been my favorite mug for about the last ten months. Not my hello kitty mug that I found back home in The Quarter that is not only pink, and super cute, but holds the perfect amount of coffee! Insert more tears. I know, really more tears than a teenage girl. So I dry my eyes and post on Facebook a “that moment when your favorite hello kitty coffee mug that you found in the quarter accidentally got broken by my chore doing teen” post. Then in less than a hours time my old best friend that I lived three doors down from growing up replied telling me to post a picture of the mug that he will be in the quarter this weekend and he will pick me a new one up! Then moments later another friend that I’ve known since middle school says the same thing! So I look through my Instagram pictures, because clearly I have a picture of my favorite coffee cup there. No, I have two pictures of it, actually one was even of my son handing me the coffee he made me in it on his own one morning. Shocked & thankful to say the least. Who knows, after this weekend I just may have a replacement mug and all will be right in the world, right? And obviously I have some pretty rad friends if I don’t say so myself. Four whole minutes later my friend Heather replied to the post again. She had found and ordered an identical hello kitty mug and it will arrive next week! Insert tears again. Yes, partly because I really loved that coffee cup. But really because once again I am reminded of the amazing people I have in my life! I adore this lady! When I asked her what I owe her she said nothing and said “you do so much for everyone”. Okay, really someone get me a box of Kleenex the tears are flowing!

I am a firm believer in paying it forward. It is something we always strive to teach our lil monsters. I’ve experienced this one other time when the car in front of me payed for my coffee at Starbucks. I kind of love doing the same for others. If I see someone is having a bad day I love being given the opportunity to brighten their day. Heather was certainly that source of brightness that I so needed today. Thanks kitten, I love you to pieces!