Today, I am thankful for my exercise class. We are a group of ladies who meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays to do gentle swim aerobics. We chat as we move and have gotten to know one another. They call me if I am absent several classes in a row, just to check on me. We go to lunch together on Tuesdays and enjoy talking about all kinds of topics. After the loss of my best friend in March of 2018, I needed new friends and prayed to find someone. God gave me an entire class full of them! Most are retired, like I am, and several are former teachers. The instructor is a miraculous ninety years old! Every other month, two of the ladies organize a birthday party complete with cake and small gifts. Everyone is very thoughtful and kind; I had to leave early last Tuesday because my husband had a medical appointment. One of the ladies offered to take me home if I needed her to, and I live about 40 miles from the pool. Generous, kind, loving people who encourage me to do something that is good for me. That’s what I’m thankful for today!

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