This is GratitudeBy Annette Camp July 20, 2025
The best part of my daywas sitting at a round table,sandwiches half-eaten,stories fully shared.
Amid the swirl of caffeine,two friends talk of hockey,tennis, volleyball, pickleballand my favorite - the Packers.
We spoke of Graceland dreamsand the ache of motherhood,threading happiness and sorrow,letting both belong.
Each story shared with meis a window and a mirror:a chance to see,a chance to reflect.
Her body is close,yet her heart is closer.I felt heard. I felt connected.
And as the moments stretched gently between us,I felt something deeper than contentment.
A fullness rising like breath in my chest, not just for coffee,food or conversation,but for a simple, sacred truth.
The quiet joy of realizing:this is gratitude.