A Collection of Happy Moments

April grace...

I write it down so I will remember. 

 I remember, so I can praise the Giver.

-granola, heavy on the nuts and seeds

-white squirrels
-roses
-caramelized onions
-knitting with spring colors

- a box of oily goodness
-an adult daughter who still calls her mama when she is sick
-white tailed deer pouncing through the woods
- morning breeze
-post conference discussions

-a beautiful "setting apart" blessing
-morning tangle of arms and legs
- "good morning" bird song
-yellow wildflowers
-"praying for you" texts from friends

- burgers for dinner
-redbud trees in bloom
-surprising someone with roses in a jar
-pandora
-Chik-fil-a frozen lemonade

-falling asleep on a massage table
-watching the sun rise
-leaving the windows open so you can hear the birds
-clean drinking water
-thinking in the woods

- colored pens and pencils
-interview with Anne Lamott
- fresh color on gray hair
-eyes to see, ears to hear
-smoothie

- cupped hands for inhaling lavender

-working currants into soft dough

-clean septic tank
-walking from the garden with handfuls of asparagus
-morning work in the kitchen

- purple phlox spilling over stone walls
- visit with Travis
- father and son in checked shirts
-an enthusiastic grocery clerk
- rows of "mill" houses

- laughter and hope
-a little girls tea party
- pink azaleas
- a resurrection of faith
- potatoes for planting

- dark chocolate and dried cherries
-first lilac clippings
-growing enough food to share
-time management skills
- hot cross bun hanging from a string

- the elderly on a four wheeler
- rows of planted flowers
-healing bones
- pink arms from working in the garden
- Susana's excitement in cooking class

-new Powersheets for planning
- finding a lost knitting needle
- herbs for planting
- a phone visit with Dad
-red tulips in bloom

- singing Happy Birthday to Kenzie
-necklace from Mark
-sushi for lunch
-friends who remember
-a handmade apron

-lilacs in grandma's pitcher
- Birthday serenading from Ben
-new devotional book
- a "we've been missing you" message from hiking friends
- fitness room painted and ready for decorating

- working with Mark in the garden
-a spiritual experience when you least expect it
- getting out of the Lowe's parking lot avoiding accident!
- sunrise service
-chocolate chocolate birthday cake

- white hyacinths in pink paper
-roman numeral candles
-trillium in the woods
-singing "Christ the Lord is Risen Today" 
from a mountain top
-walking through flower gardens

- afternoon rain
- watching a movie with Mark
- Aldi
- prayer for a stranger
-a bag of clothes to give away

- "purification" in the air
-leftover birthday cake
- embroidered pillow cases
- resting my head in the crook of his arm
-soft sheets

- pottery in lovely shades
- steaks on the grill
- a beautiful hostess gift
-summer pjs
- succulent garden

- the sound of rain as you fall asleep, and when you wake up
- clean refrigerator
-meal plans on paper
-soup and bread
- gifts in the mail

- apples and peanut butter
- sharing life with a good man
- the creamiest pot de creme
- morning walk
- flowers on porches

- baby peaches on trees
-sitting on the deck visiting with Sandy
-dark chocolate peanut butter cups
- hiking to Little Hump
- lunch on a rock

-swift stream
-visiting with "thru hikers"
- texting with Travis
- taking off my boots after a long hike
-encouragement from friends

- trip planning over mexican food
-stacks of travel guides
- underground bakery's chocolate eclair
-facetime visit with Margeaux
-sabbath

- birthday candy bar
- air conditioning
-sitting with Tara at church
-hummingbirds at the feeder
- change

"A good life is a collection of happy moments."

Denis Waitley