Anticipating Spring

After the beautiful weekend, I have begun to dream of spring time. I raked leaves from all the flower beds and I am making plans for the spring planting. It feels good to be in Tennessee and to experience all the seasons again because spring time has always been a favorite of mine.

I love to see the budding of new growth. To see the trees flower and turn green right before our eyes. There is a wonderful feeling of new energy as all of nature springs into action after the winter break!

While I know that we have a few more weeks of winter here in Memphis, I do know the joy of anticipating spring.

Here's to the Ride!

Sunday Mornings

I love Sunday mornings because there is never any hurry to get out of bed. I still wake very early, but I do not open my eyes. I lie there drifting back and forth between sleep and awake and let thoughts and day dreams drift through my mind. I take my time feeling gratitude for the day that is coming, I feel great appreciation for the many blessings in my life. And I think about that first great cup of coffee I will have.

And then eventually, I stretch and reach and open my eyes - and there it is: A beautiful Sunday morning again!

Here's to the Ride!

A day in the woods

Today was a gorgeous day with temps in the low 70's, and clear skies full of sunshine. Liz and her family joined us for a day at the Big Hill Pond State Park. We passed a little stream that flows off the lake and the boys were excited to see a place with rocks where they could cross the stream. So Liz stayed and watched her boys playing excitedly in the water while Jim and I hiked to the fire tower.

I love looking up at the trees. I feel so small in this vast forrest. Of course, after climbing the tower, we can see for miles across the tops of the trees and the view is completely different. The feeling is different too. But, it doesn't matter if I am standing among the trees or above them, they always bring me Joy! That's why I love a day in the woods!

Here's to the Ride!

Got Mail?

This afternoon I walked out to get the mail and realized that I had mail for two days! I love when my days are so wonderful and exciting that I forget to check my mail box! This is my Joy!

Here's to The Ride!

Bringing Joy

Liz attended her last photography class tonight so all the boys came to have dinner with Jim and I. It is so fun how they can fill an evening up with laughter and tons of energy. They walked with Jim and John Wayne around the neighborhood. They played fetch in the back yard. They watched Little House on the Prairie with a short break for peaches and whip creme. They bounced jumping beans on our floor, and shared their knock knock jokes with me.

And all the while, I can't help but smile - inside and out- at the Joy they bring to our lives!

Here's to the Ride!

Coffee & Life

Coffee is like life - You have to add your own flavor!

I love coffee and I love life!!!! Rich, creamy and oh so wonderful!

Here's to the Ride!

Feathers and Presence

It started snowing this afternoon and as night fell, the snowflakes became bigger and now they look like feathers falling from the sky. I am already excited to walk in the morning. I hope the snow keeps coming and that I get to walk in that white blanket of silence that envelopes our neighborhood! This morning, I walked in the rain - but snow creates that breath taking silence that I am looking forward to!

I continued my writing practice today. I woke this morning thinking how often we have to be reminded of something for our mind to grasp it. I realized that it is good to be reminded. For in our remembering we pause, and in our pausing we are present. So I remind myself to remind myself to remind myself to breathe as I write. And presence is felt!

Here's to the Ride!