Mid morning sun bathes everything downstairs in warmth and brightness, revealing both sparkling glass and dusty chair legs. I can smell fresh coffee, dish washing soap, and pine scented perfume, a Scentsy gift from my cousin Jen. Big, broad, healthy poinsettia leaves in red, green and creamy white beg to be touched. They look and feel like threadbare velvet. This reminds me to brush the horses, to kiss their velvet noses. Which reminds me to scoop more manure today, please and thank you. Which makes me wonder how many pairs of jeans I still have clean.
At 8:23 a.m., anything is still possible. A good chunk of my daily tasks are already completed and nearly ten hours stand between us and a blessedly holiday-free weekend. This fact is both motivating and paralyzing.
I wonder what the girls are doing this morning.
How happy, healthy, sleepy, excited, nostalgic,
romantic, silly, curious, angry, or ornery they might feel.
I hope they feel my love.
Having a difficult time peeling myself away from the quiet, I decide to drain the last of my sweet, hot coffee from my favorite chipped rooster mug. See what kind of dent I can make in the day. Saying a quick prayer for everyone to return to Love, truth, and beauty, and to cling to those as much as possible. It's now 8:34 a.m., time to launch.
beautiful words. Hope the rest of your day was as peaceful
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely way to start the day! I love how I can feel the silence, the smell of coffee, and all the rest. Beautiful little stone!
ReplyDeleteHaving a difficult time peeling myself away from the quiet,...a familiar sensation for me as well. Beautiful stone!
ReplyDeleteYes please.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a lovely way to start the day. :D)
ReplyDeleteLove that you have a favorite mug, chips and all. :) I also feel the same way about the weekends after Christmas/New Years. I'm so happy to have nothing to scurry about for, and yet... I wonder how everyone is doing as well and miss their presence.
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