I like:
drinking the first cup of coffee in the morning in a quiet house
looking at the pine trees in the ambient light when the trees look like Japanese ink drawings
looking at the faces of my husband and children
traveling to places in my mind's eye
having a sleeping cat on my lap
looking at faces while people are talking with me
taking an afternoon nap if only for 30 minutes
reading favorite authors
digging in the earth, planting, pruning
finding a sterling something and paying almost nothing
reading the stories of Jesus
reading the Psalms when I feel sad or wounded
listening to audio books while I drive
making things out of other things
praying alone or with others
watching the squirrels and birds at the feeder
hearing my children laugh
hearing my husband purr in his sleep
a hot shower
a cold glass of iced tea
remembering my grandparents
looking at old homes and buildings
getting a new Vanity Fair magazine so I can read about people I've never heard of
wearing bracelets
smelling salt air
seeing birds in flight
listening to good sermons
thinking about those I love
What about you? What do you like?
5 comments:
Oh Mary! Thanks for your comments! How do I get to your blog? I clicked on your name but didn't get directed to the blog. I want to read what you write.
Mary, I was right there with you... until you put mustard on that sandwhich,great list though. I really like St.'s blog also, it always brightens my day to come here.
Today the only thing on my list would be:
Healthy kids (since my baby girl is so sick today).
Better go check on her.
Things I like:
the shining of the sun on the day after a big snowfall
my two big dogs chasing each other through the snow
a really good cafe mocha
reading a wonderful book while taking a bubble bath (this is mostly a fantasy these days due to my ongoing struggle with eczema)
skin that isn't itchy (see above)
the woman who anoints Jesus in Mark's gospel
Mark's gospel
the river that makes glad the city of God
the music of waves breaking on the beach
singing hymns
my daughter playing the piano my parents bought for me long ago
my son playing the clarinet in his attic room, the music filling the house
looking at a form the same son filled out and seeing that he listed as the person he admires most--his older brother
getting an IM from that older brother at college!
the long arms of my tall husband wrapped around short me
finishing a sermon...
I love all these! Thank you!
Oh, how nice that you'd want to read me. :~)
I don't keep my personal blog public because I post many pics of my family there and hubby and I are protective of having that kind of thing just floating around the net so easily. Just our preference. But I'd be happy to e-mail you and officially "invite" you there.
I also have a poetry blog that I do keep public because it's more anonymous. It's really more of a workshop-type hub for me to post my writing and keep track of it while also getting some feedback on it. Nothing very exciting though.
That one is:
www.mazrywords.blogspot.com
Thanks for the interest,
- Mary
PS Aola, loved your comment, thanks. I'm convinced there are 2 kinds of people in this world: those who love mustard and those who loathe it! Hope your little one is feeling better.
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