I have learned over the years to take every day as a gift from God. Part of this is learning to trust Him for my everything.
Today I wanted to write about the things that bring me great joy:
1. cicadas - when I hear cicadas in the late summer and fall I am transported back to my childhood when I'd lay in bed and listen to the cicadas while I fell asleep.
2. Waking up early - I've always been a morning person. My favorite time is Saturday mornings, before the world wakes up, it's dark outside. I open my porch door to let the fresh air waft in and sit there, pray and sometimes make my grocery list and plan my day (especially if I have my girls for the weekend). I make my meal plan for the weekend too.
3. Snuggly children. I have one daughter in particular who has always been my "leaner". Since she was little, she was always sitting or standing next to me, leaning on me. This morning I woke up early and she had burrowed her way and was snuggled up next to me in a ball under the covers. It was so sweet I just laid there and watched her sleep.
4. Cooking! I love cooking with a passion. I like to make almost everything and am working this year to expand my repertoire and to have our family try new recipes and new foods. They need to broaden their horizons.
5. Gardening!!!!! This is my ultimate hobby. I used to have a lovely home and had a wonderful garden. I did it on a budget (only flowers, no food other than chives). I have a book of perennials and know most of the latin names for plants and bushes. Someday I dream of owning a home for my girls and I and I intend to create a backyard (and front yard) oasis of blooming wonderfulness!
Those are just the things that I can think of off the top of my head. What are your favorite things?
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