Living Life Beautifully

Ah.... Let us see if this blog post crashes and burns like the last one did. I can honestly tell you I have no idea what I'm going to blog about. I have no subject in mind. So....  We will see what comes out of my head. I'll start with what a beautiful day it is outside. I'm in the kitchen at the table looking out two large windows onto the garden. The garden is really a mess.  It needs organizing and cleaning up.  I have random junk laying around along with a hose that has three splices, one leak, and about 20 kinks in it.  I should name that hose.  It needs to be a name that fits it's extremely annoying personality.  I could call it the cursing hose, although the hose is not the one that curses when we use it. My pond has no fish.  None.  They died.  It was sad. I think the frogs over produced in it.  I need less lily pads and more fish. I need fish built like a Tonka truck. My kitchen table is full of stuff...

I'm re reading a book called "Quantum Wellness" by Kathy Freston. I read this book years ago.  I don't remember much about the book but I see that I underlined quite a few things in the first few chapters.  I can't read much at the moment because of my eyes.  I get about 30 minutes before they get blurry. So...I thought this might be a good book to read in small sections. What I noticed, is that I read the book before I did counseling. So....I'm getting a little more out of what I'm reading. I also notice that I'm doing what the book says to do. In fact...I've been doing what the book says to do, for quite a while, and didn't know it. The idea is pretty simple.  It's kinda like the butterfly effect. Small things can lead to big changes. Baby steps.  She says, "Our development is an  unfinished and ongoing story", "We are creating ourselves and our world as we go". Where are you now, and where do you want to b...

It's cloudy and wet outside but still a really pretty day and a little cool. I've already fed chickens, the cat and let the dogs out.  I've walked the garden and pulled some weeds. I've made my coffee and drank it. I'm not sure what to do with the day. Yesterday I rested from all the Easter ness. I love my little family.  We had Taylor on skype for most of the day but I miss him. It's funny carrying around a computer so he can see all the silliness and listen to all the conversations. I look forward to when he's on leave and can visit again.  We usually get that once a year because he's so far away.  This year our youngest graduates from High school.  Then, I am officially done with that stage of life.  I have been a mom for almost 27 years. I'm not sure life would have been all that great without those precious little adventure makers. Gosh I adore them. The garden is growing.  The neighbors chickens did a  number on my carrot/spin...

Today is the day after palm Sunday. We had church service lasts night and the message was about truly realizing what was done for us. He talked about how life is eternal for people who believe.  How we leave this earthly body and "into God's hands we commit our spirit". Luke 23;46. "Into Gods hands" really got me.  Pastor Ray painted this picture of God holding Jesus like a beloved sleeping child who felt safe and content. When my mom passed away I had just gone home to nap.  I don't know why I left the house.  I was there the entire time and then, knowing she would pass soon, I went home and fell onto my bed completely exhausted.  I got a call that she was about to pass and I drove to the house.  She had been gone for three minutes when I got there.  I walked over to her bed and I cheered.  I cheered. My family all looked at me like I was crazy.  But in my eyes, I was the only one who had the right response to my mom's passing....