Looking for the joy

October 17, 2011

#17-#22

The beginning of my list of 1,000 things is found here.

*the sound of young lungs breathing peacefully

*hearing Hunter say, “This is fun!” when looking up a Bible vers in his new Bible for the first time

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1,000 ways to see life for the first time

October 09, 2011

It is two minutes past eight.  The sun has gone to bed. The children are asleep.  The house is quiet, almost.  The kitchen hums with the sound of drying tomatoes fresh from our garden.  The gentle and rhythmic breathing from my youngest at my side.  The wood lapped by the flames in the stove.  These are the sounds wrapping me up like a warm, soft blanket as I reflect.

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