In (Joy)

By far, the best 20 minutes of my day these days are those spent with my 7 year old; listening to her read from "James and the Giant Peach" each afternoon.   She has fallen in love with the magic created by Roald Dahl and we've resolved to go on his adventures together by reading each of his books aloud....

..... it seems even places as ordinary as my own sofa.

(In) Joy

You know the feeling..... when you are going about your business doing what you normally do and then out of nowhere something triggers a lump in your throat or tears swelling... and the knowledge that something true and bigger than yourself resonates with your soul.  (Perhaps less likely on a Monday morning. :))  For some, it comes when they are out for a run or experiencing something beautiful in nature.... others when they are playing with their children or walking on the beach.  For me, it is often when I'm singing..... and this is what did it yesterday..... a centuries old Irish hymn.....

and suddenly......Joy.....Beauty..... Hope.

I often hear that gardeners have this type of experience when they are tending to their bushes or beds.
This thought makes me smile each morning as I pass this beautiful hedge.

Truth be told..... the rest of the weekend was kind of the pits as we deal with more illness in our home. Isn't it funny (not really) how once we decide on something; it often gets exponentially harder?

  I'm going to keep this hymn playing in my head as a prayer this week......