It’s that sacred place where your soul is at rest because all the people you love most are there. … It is the nature of the earth to shift. It is the nature of fragile things to break. It is the nature of fire to burn. And just as it is the nature of men…
Last night was a little chilly … but we still ate outside picnic style at our favorite taco shop. Around the table folks were chatting in Chinese and in English. We shared laughter and hugs. Tonight we ate inside … around our dining room table … again conversations in Chinese and in English. Tonight we…
It has been a beautiful day today. As I have thought about this post during the day, there have been many opportunities for expressing gratitude. Today is a special day for us. Our Damen’s parents arrive today from China. It is their first trip out of their homeland. I am so grateful for international travel that…
I have a warm feeling after playing with my grandson. It’s the liniment working. ~~ Author Unknown For me … playing with my grandson is the best medicine for my heart … it warms it, strengthens it … so much better than liniment. Today I’m grateful for a simple tool … a webcam. Our sons…
“Gratefulness and simple living go hand in hand. When we are grateful, we appreciate life’s free gifts: friendship and solitude; movement and rest; Nature’s bounty and her spare winter introversion; our own alternating sonata movements of joy, sorrow, and joy’s resurgence. Through this appreciation, we find contentment.” ~~ unknown Today was one of those ordinary…