Listen....hear the quiet?

It is very quiet in my house this morning, that is unusual. The little ones are off to school. The teenager's are still sleeping, and the tween has a friend over, and is occupied. Praise the Lord for silence, it is a gift, though not given often. For once I am not rushed to run someone somewhere, or feeling the pressure of a work deadline. I am thinking about things like planting flowers, and going to a friends house for a knitting lesson. I love that life has so many interesting facets. I love it even more when I have a breather, when I can think about the things that bring me joy, and fill up my spirit. Creative things tend to do that for me. When I have time to scrapbook, or design a piece of jewelry, when I have time to learn to knit, or get into a really good book. Those are small pleasures that get ignored much of the time as I race about life. We need darkness to appreciate the sun, we need cold to appreciate warmth, we need craziness to appreciate peace. I very much appreciate the peace of listening to the peacock's squawk, and my dog snore, as I take a moment to take inventory of my day. Life is good.

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