I should do this more often...

I should post more. Not because someone is reading but just for myself and processing and keeping those brain cells functioning. A significant day today...32 yrs. married. Good grief!! How did that happen?!? Married to a Papa!! Did you ever imagine? He is different but the same. Somebody asked me about that and I said he just looks like himself to me. I sort of remember the 19-yr-old blond afro but really, he is just the one I look forward to seeing at the end of each day. And waking up to each morning. He brings me coffee. And kisses me goodbye. Everyday. Faithful, responsible, servant-hearted, fun, not a risk-taker, stable. It works. Some days he makes me crazy. But then I come back to myself and know it is all worth it. Wouldn't trade 32 yrs. So grateful for a fall evening and an introduction that would chart the course of a life together. Ever not happy your plane is late? Sometimes it leads to good things. Like 32 yrs. Today begins #33...

A short post...

It has been forever but so much has been happening...no, not true, well, yes true, but the real truth is winter---major hibernation---and like the earth itself I am awakening. Wow, really corny. Or I was awakening until the weather decided to regress and it is gloomy & rainy & my body is saying go home, snuggle under a quilt, sew a stitch, drink a tea, hunker down. Since January we have had so few days of sun & slight warmth that I think it will never get here. But there are flowers & blooms & buds & green fields that says it will arrive and there is hope for those days of warmth. And I have taken advantage--chomping on strawberries, grilling burgers and asparagus coated in olive oil, making my new fav Cowboy Caviar (I love chipping & dipping), pasta salad, potato salad, etc. etc. etc. Yes, I like food and what I love about the summer is there is much less a craving for sugar which I have had way too much of this winter. So, time to cut back, re-evaluate, savor the days and look for the designer in each one. And pray. For those in distress over rising water, for friends battling physically and emotionally, for family struggling thru uncertain times and transistions. So grateful for the ever-present help in times of trouble, joy unspeakable and a love that brings peace beyond understanding. Be blessed today.