59. one thousand gifts

I got the book via amazon

long-awaited, here at last!

when it arrived, I smiled so big

I limp, I know, but to the gate I dashed.

So excited to finally see

the book with a nest on its cover

that familiar image that I see online

the pages that I turn now, real paper!

the handwriting that I have come to love

the chapter titles she wrote

I skimmed and turned the pages

I am sure that soon there's a lot to quote.

the note the sender wrote

the message I will always treasure

a blessed token of friendship

that even the passing of time can't measure.

my friend T, from across the seas

my sister in Christ, a fellow blogger

my big thanks for this "one thousand gifts"

God bless your heart, my dear sister!