today i am feeling blessed.  sometimes i lack the ability to take care of myself.  i procrastinate.  i fall short.  and it is in those periods of time when i simply cannot stay on top of everything, or anything at all for that matter, i receive mercies.  someone else picks up my slack.  a roommate does my dishes.  i return home after midnight to a made bed.  a sister makes sense of my nonsensical complaints.  another mother packs me a lunch, every single day.  a classmate signs my name on the role as i sit sleeping by their side.  and for these favors, i feel undeserving.  a taker am i.  but i need the help, and so, i find myself gratefully marveling.