busy days

I have been so crazy busy lately! I began my student teaching last week and between doing that, going to my credential classes and working...it really keeps me hopping! I'm lovin' the cooler weather and shorter days though. There's just something about the leaves collecting everywhere that says life isn't supposed to be orderly all the time...a little mayhem will ensure that I appreciate winding down in the evenings and sipping on my hot coffee as I'm headed out the door early in the mornings. It's the little things right? What do you find yourself appreciating these days?

hearts in the wind

There is such sweetness to behold at every corner I turn. Some times I just want the moment to s-t-r-e-t-c-h out and last forever. God is so good, truly...He has opened my eyes to the smallest details to appreciate and the silliest whims to indulge in so that I might smile on the inside before it even reaches what is made visible to others. I think when you have an impulse to run through the sprinklers you should just do it. If you want to buy a stranger a lunch, do it. If you want to chop off all those long skirts and make them short ones, do it.

simply celebrational

It's the little things worth celebrating...

dragonflies in the garden...
sorbet on a blistery hot day...
a smile that reaches through the phone...
a treasured book of poems rediscovered...
a garden swing resting in the shade...
laughter from kids playing in the water...

what little things are a celebration in your day?

Joy: (noun) a source of great pleasure

Things that bring me joy...

Sweet, thoughtful text messages...just because.

An adventurous heart.

An empty garden patch and a basket full of seeds.

Friends that drop by with friendship dough.

Poems that say "Read me again!"

Hearing my kids sing when they think no one is listening.

The scent of lavender blooming.

A hug from Earl.

Fresh strawberries.

Spontaneous phone calls: "Hey mom, do you want a coffee?"

We are each blessed uniquely and completely.

Please share some of your joys,

together we will sing our praises ~

this little light of mine...

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."

~ Marianne Williamson

This quote was in a movie I watched last night. When I looked it up I noticed the author had several books. Has anyone read any of her work? I think this is a very powerful statement and I'm taking some time to think about it. Isn't it funny the little things that catch our attention...forget the movie, the plot, the happy ending...I want to know about that quote that was on the wall in one of the scenes...lol...Am I the only one who does this?

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