Today's lesson in grace was more about being gracious. My mom needed to get her car licensed in Utah. We started the process before Christmas and just needed to take the title back in to complete the process. With all the comings and goings of family and friends at Christmas it did not get accomplished. But she has not mentioned it or complained...giving me a lesson in graciousness.

The last time we went to the motor vehicle office it was jammed and we waited quite a bit for our turn. Not today. Ten minutes. In. Out. Done!

So we had time to stop at our new favorite place to go, ( a grocery store of all places), had coffee, shopped, laughed and just so enjoyed being with one another. We enjoyed the sunshine and found a bargain on thank you notes. She helped me match papers at the craft store for a project I am working on and we debated the pros and cons of dress shirts for my brother.

And through it all I felt loved and cherished...and in the presence of grace.