Small and Wonderful Things . . .

 

"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. 

 

Family projects. It does my heart good to see them doing something together as a family. Precious memories are being built. Relationships strengthened.  The family is the building block of society, and central to our Heavenly Father's plan of happiness for all his children. 

"What is most important almost always involves the people around us." 

~Thomas S Monson 

  

 

"The fierceness of the wrath of Almighty God is a terrifying thing to contemplate. In Gethsemane Jesus took the full force of God's overwhelming and retributory punishment. Justice demanded it, and we, who are sinners, deserve it. According to the rules framing the universe, the full consequences of transgressed laws cannot be dismissed or overlooked.  They must be borne by someone . . . the sinner or the substitute. Jesus was that substitute for all of us who will allow him to be so.

~Andrew C Skinner

I have a small book of daily thoughts on the Atonement of Jesus Christ.  I try to read one each morning and I often sit and ponder them.  Yesterday I didn't have time to read the thought for the day in the morning, but as I was sitting here last evening, I cracked the book open and I read the above.  And in that instant, even though I have understood its impact many times before, the full measure of the atonement of Jesus Christ smacked me in the face again.  I know that I will have to bow my imperfect head before the Saviour one day, but I also know that because of what He did for all of us, and my acceptance of that, I will be able to do it with a lot less shame than I would have done otherwise.  I am not a perfect person.  I fail miserably daily, but I keep trying.  Because of what the Saviour did, and my efforts to become a better person, it will be enough.  I am enough.

 

Grateful to be living in a place, for the time being, where I am relatively safe from all the bad things which are happening in the world at the moment . . .  the wars, the famine, the hurricanes, typhoons, earthquakes, fires, etc.  Not because I am safe, but because that safety affords me an opportunity to serve others . . . to give  . . .  to pray . . .  to do for others what they cannot do for themselves. To lift where and when I can.  This is an added blessing to an already blessed life.

  

Our seventeenth wedding anniversary is coming up soon.  Look at what my dear husband bought me for it.  An Eternity ring.  It means the world to me.  I love it.  I am so blessed . . .  not because of the ring, but because I have someone special to spend eternity with, who loves me enough to want to be with me for time and all eternity.  He's not perfect, and neither am I, but we are perfect for each other. 

 

Leftover Kraft Mac & Cheese for breakfast.  I've had it two days in a row.  It's gone now.  I know its a bit unconventional, but . . . I couldn't let it go to waste! Almost as good as cold pizza. 

  

Buffed, puffed, groomed and ready to cuddle. I love this little lady so much.   I recently bought her some "Snout Soother." She seemed to have some dry spots on her nose, and her nose is always warm and dry.  I don't think that is entirely normal for a pooch.  I found "Snout Soother" on Amazon, and it seems to be working well.  She doesn't mind me putting it on her and actually I think she would like to eat it.  I just bought a small trial size, but once I get low on it I think I will buy a larger size because she doesnn't mind it and it seems to be doing the job.  PS - This is a before photograph.  I need to take an after photograph I think, but she is sleeping right now and I don't want to disturb her.

 

It seems to have arrived a bit early this year, but for all intents and purposes . . .  it has arrived.  I think summer forgot to come.  Or at the very least was very shy and didn't want to come out of the corner for us and now autumn has arrived early to the party and is shouting down the room.  I don't mind too much.  I love autumn.

And those are my small and wonderfuls for this week.  A thought to carry with you  . . . 

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 *.˛.° In every change,

in every falling leaf,

there is some pain, some beauty.

And thats the way new

leaves grown.

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Spiritual Enlightenment 

 

  

In The English Kitchen today . . .  BBQ Pulled Pork.  This is really delicious.

Have a wonderful week.  May it be filled with a multitude of small and wonderful things.  Don't forget along the way!

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And I do too!!