When life seems so busy, and so many around you continue to suffer with unfortunate circumstances and tough choices, it is easy to let a happy day pass you by without acknowledging it. Not today. Today I feel, well, totally in balance. The word for our life today (get ready to be nauseated if you are in a less content state at the moment), is love.
Today I love my new job. Today I love riding my bike across a campus I love, through a town I love, to a home I love, full of people I love. Today my kids held hands, spontaneously, in their car seats upon picking Ian up from his first day of preschool. Today, Ian's new preschool teacher (whom I love) told me that Ian stole her heart on his first day of school. Today, my doggie love alerted Grammy when Maggie woke up from her nap, in a gentle and loving manner.
Nothing amazing or spectacular happened today, but it was a day that reminded me how wonderful our life is, and how blessed we are that it is so. Every family has times that are not so good, I know, but I am learning the importance of stopping to recognize and appreciate when they are.
Now if we could only find a way to share the love and contentment with others who so desperately need it...
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