It's Saturday!!

I feel like I've hit a blogging low. I can't think of anything very interesting to write, or at least "comment worthy." Not that my life is boring right now! By no means. I've been mucho busy and I don't think it will slow down until Christmas. But right now I'm enjoying a restful Saturday morning. It's a beautiful fall day, as was yesterday. The sun is shining, the sky is bright blue, and the air has a crisp bite to it. Yesterday got up to 80 degrees in the sun here! I went for a little bike ride (the first time since my birthday) and enjoyed the fall foliage and the pumpkin patch I passed. We live near several pumpkin patches and it's neat to see all the families in there picking out the perfect pumpkins and making memories along the way. Oh! I saw a black cat near the pumpkin patch! I hope that doesn't mean anything. :-o

Have any of you seen that new TV show "Three Wishes" hosted by Amy Grant? It's just come out this fall and I watched it for the first time last night. I believe it's at 9:00 every Friday night. I'm not a fan of Amy Grant's singing, but she did a great job and it was a really neat show. They went to this town and set up a "wish tent." People would come and tell them what they wished for. The three they showed were practical wishes, not something like going to Mars. One was a black college student who had had a bad stutter since he was 10. His mother was especially burdened for him to be freed of this impediment so he could pursue his dreams. He was a really neat guy, but his stuttering had brought a lot of ridicule. Well, this lady from the wish team took him to a speech therapist. They took various tests and had him read a page. He couldn't get through a sentence without stuttering badly. Then they put a special little hearing device in his ear. It somehow delays what he hears and helps him to speak normally. It was amazing! They gave him the same paper to read and he didn't have one stutter! He suddenly wanted to read everything within sight. He was excited that he could actually say his own name without stuttering. As he thanked those who helped him, he burst into tears, overcome with emotion. How wonderful that something so small could make such a huge difference in his life. He was running for class president, and after he got his hearing device, he gave a campaign speech. His family stood in the front of the crowd, waiting nervously. They hadn't heard him since he'd gotten the device. As soon as he began speaking in a smooth, confident voice, you could see the shock and delight on their faces, followed by tears. It was such a special moment to witness.

I won't describe the others in detail, but one guy helped some elderly people fulfill their dreams. One little old lady wanted to be a flight attendant, so they set her up for a Southwestern flight and she did a great job! The people just loved her. Then one plucky black lady wanted to "do the weather." So they set her up with a weather station and she calmly and proficiently pointed out the weather patterns on the chart. Both ladies had the time of their lives! Another lady got a ride in a Nascar. An old gentleman got to play jazz piano at a restaurant. Man, I wish I could go around granting wishes like that!

The most poignant story was that of a 33 year-old woman who had never met her real mother and couldn't find her. Amy and a detective began searching and found the mother, who had been missing her daughter all these years. At a concert Amy gave, she had the daughter on stage with her and told her that her mother was not only alive, but at the concert. The daughter burst into tears and was shaking from emotion. Amy turned her around to see her mother behind her. It was so cool to witness a real reunion like that! Nothing acted or planned. They hugged and cried for a long time. The daughter also learned she had a half-sister. Sniff!

So anyway, if you want to watch something that leaves you with "warm fuzzies," check out this new show!