An unexpected gift!

Awhile back I had made a connection with another single mama.....she was helping me out with rides for Mads and did so with a willingness to help.......and an openness that was very appreciated.....so flash forward a little bit and she found herself in a situation where she was in between places to live, and so a couple weeks ago I offered for she and her daughter to stay with us till she finds a place......her daughter and Mads are good friends and love to be with one another......and she and I get along very well........and it is going really well......it was one of those things where she and I felt we had known each other forever.....and considering we don't know each other too well the effortlessness of it is kinda something......but all of it reminded me of the ease of living with women ......fellas maybe you don't feel the same or agree;-) lol...... but the last time I lived with women it was in college.....and there was a domestic ease and support even then......but now having another mother on deck.......it has been a gift.......I feel like the mutual benefits are plentiful for us both......yesterday during the snow day I was even more reminded of that fact.....both of us tackling the driveway.....taking care of the kids....cleaning up after them, wrangling them to help clean up their stuff.......girl talking as we did it all......another set of hands on deck.......teamwork! It was funny to be reminded of another part of your life that you had forgotten about......so long after the fact......I had had an apartment with 3 other girls in college......and it was a really fun experience then......a special time in my life......so yesterday as we all had the day off and were here doing our thing, I was reminded of that, and why I had liked it all those years ago too......and as I have said many times......as the journey comes I am open to it....and open to whatever intuitive nudges come my way....and it was clear to me that I was supposed to offer for them to stay here for a little bit, till they get a place that makes sense for them.....and I am glad I listened to that nudge.......always grateful to have good people in my life and for the blessings found within.......and I am sure Mads will look back on this time too as a fun time when her bestie got to live with her for a bit:) They are fun to watch together.....super sweet! So as I type my blog this morning, I am reminded of all of the blessings in my life and appreciative of all of the experiences, and friendships I get to have in my new life......I say it often but mean it......I am a blessed human:)