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.  

 

 

One of the silver linings in all that has happened to me over thse past months has been that I now get to see my father just about every day. I had thought I would never see him alive again. The thought of that used to make me cry. I never got to see my mother before she passed and I thought it would be the same with my father. I am so very grateful that we get to have these times together. I love my father very much. This is an extra special blessing to me.

 

Happy and healthy grandchildren. This is Jake (top) and Josh (bottom).  I have 7 grandsons and one granddaughter. They range in age from almost 15 to almost one year in age.  All are healthy and happy. That is a special blessing to me. I pray for them every day, multiple times a day. I long for a day when we will get to really spend time together.  My two youngest ones are both boys and I have never seen either one of them in person. Ironically the very youngest one only lives five minutes from me. I pray every day that circumstances will change and that hearts will soften.  The other is about an hour away as is my granddaughter.  Last time I got to see her, she was 3.  She will be 10 in just a few days. 

Healthy, happy grandchildren are a special blessing. I thank God for keeping them safe each and every day.  So many children in this world are not safe, or healthy, or happy.  We are truly blessed.

 

I know this is true. My inner voice sometimes tries to tell me different. I try not to listen to it.  I am a child of God. The daughter of a king. I love my Heavenly Father and I know he loves me too. I know He has a plan for me. One of my favourite scriptures is from Jeremiah. It says . . . 

 

For I know the plans I have for you,

declares the Lord.

Plans to prosper you and not to harm you,

plans to give you hope and a future.

~Jeremiah 11:29 

 

This is a scripture which has brought me great comfort throughout the years.  I know it. I believe it. And if at times, things seem really hard, I know and trust that the hard times are not forever times.

 

I quit smoking about 33 years ago now.  Quitting smoking was probably one of the hardest things I ever had to do, but it was also the best thing I ever did for myself. I did gain a whole new person, which is the down side of it, but I have never looked back. I wish that I had never smoked, not ever, but at least I had the common sense to quit when I did. Mom smoked. I believe that she would still be alive had she never done so and had she quit well before she actually did. My father used to smoke, but he quit when we were quite young. 

 

Hope. Where would we be without it. It is a muscle I exercise each and every day. There is great truth to be found in the phrase, "Hope springs eternal."  Without hope I doubt any of us could go on. Hope is what holds the breaking heart together. 

 

Hard to do but not impossible.  I can be a bit of a worry wart at times, but I am trying not to be. Life is too short to allow worry to take over. Why spoil what life you have thinking about things that might never happen. Take each day as it comes and be glad in it.

 

Knowing that, although it is -10 out there this morning, Spring is just around the corner.  That is a magical thought!

And with that I will leave you with a thought for today  . . . 

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 *Strength is what we gain

from the madness we survive.

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Nothing new in the kitchen today but I am sharing these delicious Lemon Puff Biscuits that I made once upon a time.  They are light and fluffy, easy to make and incredibly delicious!  They are also pretty small and pretty wonderful!

Have a wonderful week. I hope it is filled to overflowing with small and wonderful things! Along the way don't forget! 

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And I do too!