The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Apr 29th- A few of my favorite things...
~Artwork by Shaniah to welcome Daddy home...
~A Lemon Pie to celebrate made by Shaniah (It was delicious!)
~And secret sewing in the evenings with Shaniah to make presents for the May girls' birthdays

The Habit of Choosing to Soar: The Parable of the Hawk

The Parable of the Hawk

There once was a hawk who swooped down to his prey...

...only to miss...

Puzzled, he stared at his feet as if a mouse 

might take pity and jump into his talons.

Alas one did not.

Did he stay down wondering what went wrong?

Nope... he soared up from the ground...

...Back to his perch on the wired above the field below...

...And started back to work...

...looking for his next quarry...

...patiently waiting for the next chance.

Like this Hawk...

Don't get stuck sitting on the ground...

...wondering what went wrong when you try.

Choose to Soar!

Fly back in the knowledge you made an attempt.

 Position yourself to continue on!

And wait....

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Apr 28th- A few of my favorite things...

~A tractor tilling the fields, painting lines with freshly turned soil

~Slides that give wacky hair styles

~A moose resting by a pole...he does look a bit thin from his journey

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Apr 27th- A few of my favorite things...
~Watching a tulip's progress over several days
~Lilac leaf shadows mingling in the birdbath
~A lilac tree branch, like a magiacian, showing off its budding creation

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Apr 26th- A few of my favorite things...
~A mini-dressmaker's shop awaiting the fashion designer's return
~Raindrops and blossoms decorating the branches for spring
~Star of Bethlehem flowers enjoying the spring rains

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Apr 25th- A few of my favorite things...

~Taking the little girlies to their first bridal shower for our friend Erika (in the white jacket, of course )

~The fun of seeing the balloons,presents, the cake, and the ribbon bouquet for the bride-to-be

~Watching them wonder, possibly about one day long in their future

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Apr 24th- a few of my favorite things...

~Green beginning to dapple the countryside

~Tiny, little flowers that have done their job

~Diminutive green leaves ready to begin their work

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Apr 23rd- A few of my favorite things...
~Windows framing the sky
~Music framing art at Symphoria's children's concert this morning
~A long caravan headed down the towpath for a Daddy adventure

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Apr 22nd- A few of my favorite things...
~Cows grazing on the hillside
~The fun of swimming in a new swim cap
~Fancy folded napkins to spruce up a table

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Apr 21st- A few of my favorite things...
~Driving around looking at architecture that piques (or peaks in this case) ones interest...finding floral arrangements...
~An owl or two looking out at you...
~Then parking only to realize a dragon has his eye on you

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Apr 20th- A few of my favorite things...
~Taking my birthday girl ice skating for her birthday
~Watching her grow all these years in grace and strength
~Celebrating 10 years of life with a girl God has great things for!

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Apr 19th- A few of my favorite things...
~Finding the first really flowering tree
~A tangle of blossoms against a blue sky
~An enchanted evening walk down the canal path with my Gwyn