Sun on my face...

There is something about Spring and newness and sun on my face and warmth in the air that has improved my spirits these last few days. I love looking out of my window at work to see the sun, and then when I am going between buildings...I have a chance to feel it. I love going home when it is still light and enjoying a quick walk to the corner w/Rick.

Spring is something that I have looked forward to with great anticipation...I have always loved it, but as with many things these days...now I love it more. It is crucial to me to see something improve. This winter has seemed so dirty and dark and as the snow has melted, there has been tremendous dirt piles left behind. Cam did me the favor of sweeping out the gutters in front and cleaning up the yard...it made me feel better immediately.

Spring should also bring about new goals and a way to accomplish them with renewed efforts. I am generating a list...first of which is to enjoy something every day. Nature never seems to leave me without something to enjoy...today it was the tremendously green water in the lake, freshly turned earth and Mom's daffodils, crocuses, tulips and hyacinths still working hard to provide some brightness to her yard, even though she is not here to enjoy it. I am sure she is experiencing the brightness of the sun on her face in another place and sending the sun my way!

Happy Spring, I hope you experience some re-birth and happiness in it.

Time...as it goes

It seems redundant to say once again, where does the time go? I have a new appreciation for time, but it still seems to slip through my fingers without a hitch. Life is interesting, we spend it anticipating and waiting for the "events" ....then as we progress through our lives...even though we still anticipate, there is more of an appreciation of the "now events" I can't say that I don't wish for some days to be done, but then when I realize that whatever stressors the day has brought, I can't get the day back, I can't change things that have occurred. So, I sleep on it and try to wake up to a clean slate and a new opportunity to make a difference in some way.

The other thing that occurs to me is that there is more to life than slogging through the days. All of our days are precious at this point in our lives. I struggle to make them memorable, more than a list of to-do's. This is the point at which I wish I was more of an entertainer, socializer...we are too quiet and lost in our worries..we need to enjoy our days...OK a new resolve...find one thing to celebrate each day!

I do spend a part of each day being grateful...it is not hard to find a long list of people and experiences that help me remember who is in charge, who loves us and who is guiding us through the rapids. I have to remember that when I have done all I can do, the rest is made up by He who knows and loves. Knowing that is easy, being sure to live as an example of one who knows is more difficult.

As we awake to a new day, full of anticipation to have all of our family here together once again, I celebrate the softness and pleasure that a certain 4 year old will bring to the faces of a care-worn group of adults...we will enjoy every minute of time together, because, this is time we will not get back.