"The world is fairly studded and strewn with pennies cast broadside from a generous hand. But who gets excited by a mere penny? It is dire poverty indeed when a man is so malnourished and fatigued that he won't stoop to pick up a penny. But if you cultivate a healthy poverty and simplicity, so that finding a penny will literally make your day, then, since the world is in fact planted with pennies, you have with your poverty bought a lifetime of days. It is that simple. What you see is what you get." ~Anne Dillard
A few of the small and wonderful things which bring untold joy into my life. It's the small things in life which truly mean the most. Simple abundance . . . it's the best.
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I live a very joy filled life. There will always be things that I wish were different, or wish had turned out differently, but that doesn't prevent or stop me from feeling the joy that is mine to have now. I have a lovely little home, and it is filled with goodness. I have precious family close by, who love me, and I love them. I have my faith, which upholds and sustains me through good times and in bad. I have enough.
Oh, how very blessed I am to be able to say I have enough. There are so many people in the world who are in need. I need nothing. I have enough and then some. My life is richly filled with a multitude of blessings and my cup does run over with them.
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This morning when I got up and came into my living space, I noticed the tree was situated precariously close to the edge of the tv table I have it on. I pushed it back to where it should have been and adjusted a few things on it that seemed to have moved position. Thankfully it was not on the floor as it could have been.
Funny thing is I never see them touching it. They do it while I am in bed and not around. Funny cats.
I snapped this photograph with my phone last night as I was getting into my car to come home from Cindy's. It is the full moon, and it was beautiful. Not a great photograph I know, but still I thought the moon was stunning. For some reason I never can see it where I live from inside my house, and by that time of the day, normally I am in my pajamas and so I cannot go outside to look. Last night I just happened to be all dressed and outside. I looked at it for a few minutes before I got in the car. I would have spent longer looking but I didn't want anyone in the house to wonder why I was taking so long and to worry.
What a beautiful gift we have in the moon and the stars each night. It was a lovely clear night and so I could see it all.
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Sunday dinner with the family. I am so blessed to have family that I can have dinner with each Sunday. Usually at my sister's place, occasionally here. When I was overseas, I used to wish that I could have dinners with my family. I missed them all so much. Now here I am enjoying that same whish which has come true. Ain't life grand!
(Ignore the dirty oven glass)
I baked some Yorkshire puddings to take over for Sunday dinner yesterday and they puffed up really beautifully. I did not use my usual recipe. (Which was my late FIL's. He was an army cook.) This time I used a recipe I had watched on YouTube. It was done by volume. You measured some eggs into a beaker and then you added the same volume of flour and of milk, a pinch of salt. Whisked it all together and then left it to sit, covered for several hours. Hot oil (heated in the muffin trays in the oven 425*F for 15 minutes.) pour in the batter, half filling the muffin cups. Bake for 15 minutes, then lower the temperature to 395*F and bake for a further 15 to 20 minutes. They turned out beautiful.
I need to clean my oven. I will not happen this side of Christmas.
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Very peaceful.
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Life. It does not always end up the way we planned. It is full of surprises. It is full of twists and turns, detours even. I am grateful for mine. For all of the learning curves and the lessons learned in the valleys. For the experiences, both good and bad, and the growth that they have shaped. I like me. The who I am. I am not perfect, but I am unapologetically myself. If each day I can say, honestly, that I am a better person today than I was yesterday, then all is well.
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Attending Church on Sunday mornings. Partaking of the sacrament and renewing my Baptismal covenants, taking the Savior's name upon me. Remembering Him. Worshiping with the Saints. I may not always feel like making the effort, but I do go anyways, and I am always blessed in doing so. I always feel renewed and restored because I have made the effort. My spiritual battery having been replenished. This makes for a great way to begin my week, or end my week, depending on how you look at it. It is just great full-stop.
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All of you and the love and support you give me. I am so appreciative of it, always. I felt you there during my hardest moments, was uplifted by your prayers and encouragements. I will always be grateful for that, and for now. You still uplift and encourage me. YOU are appreciated
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Nine days until Christmas. Are you all sorted? How does it creep up on us like this every year. No matter how much you prepare for it, there always seems to be a mad rush of things to sort out at the last minute. Things you need/want to do, etc. Don't forget, amidst the rush, to give some time to yourself. To take deep breaths and to just de-stress. Christmas will come and it will go no matter if you get the cookies baked, or the presents wrapped, the house cleaned, etc. Just remember to give yourself the presents of love, peace, goodwill. The best present of all is in being "present." Try not to get lost in the "thick" of "thin" things.
A thought to carry with you . . .
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*.˛.The best and most beautiful things
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They must be felt with the heart.
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In The English Kitchen today . . . Pork Loin and Sauerkraut. Whether you choose to enjoy this roast as a celebratory dinner or as a Sunday roast, one thing is certain, you are sure to enjoy it. Simple to make and delicious. Tender and juicy. Affordable.
I hope that you have a beautiful week filled with an abundance of the things which matter most. Be blessed. Don't forget!
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