Saturday, 16 June o7

Posted on Saturday, June 16, 2007 at 04:40

Good morning everyone. Been a busy week for me. On top of all the daily chores, my full time job and my second job, I had some sort of stomach bug. Uff da. still not feeling the greatest but at least things are staying in.

Thursday morning about 0530 I was sitting outside with Taffy drinking coffee. It was one of those rare moments that nothing was clogging my mind - no thoughts of everything I wanted to accomplish that day, no thoughts of everything I need to accomplish before putting the house for sale, no thoughts of how to make my life better with my daughter, just a clear empty mind. As I sat there, there was a nice cool breeze - just enough to gently bling the wind chimes ever so softly. I noticed the bunny rabbits across the road, playing in the neighbors front yard. One would scamper a bit while the other one sat still. When the one scampering got too close, the still one would suddenly jump straight up and over the other one. It was funny.  Even Taffy enjoyed the show as she didn't bark. As I looked around, I noticed the huge blue jay sitting in the tree as if scouting for another hornet's nest. The squirls were out playing amongst the higher branches, chasing each other then stopping for a snack in my bird feeders. A lonely loon called out as it flew overhead.  Robins pecked at worms who lingered above ground just a little too long. In the back yard I saw a doe and fawn awake and make their way out of the yard and back into the woods. I started to realize that God knows how unsettled I feel right now. Living in an urban area is just not me. I enjoy the "quiet" of the rural sceene but for those brief minutes, God brought the rural setting to me. I don't live in a huge city where when the wind blows, smog billows and coats everything. I don't live in a huge city where the squirls and birds have no idea what foraging for food really means. I'm sure you'd rarely see rabbits or deer in a Chicago back yard. God opened my eyes and made me realize once again how greatful I should be to be living in a quiet neighborhood with good neighbors and be able to catch a glimps of the rural setting all without leaving my front steps. Now mind you I'd love to live on a couple acres and be able to sit on my front steps and NOT see a two story old white house in need of a coat of paint, let my dog off the leash once in a while without being afraid someone would be offended if she ran into their back yard or heaven forbid she relieved herself on their grass.  Yes, I'm fully prepared and ready to move into a smaller house on a couple acres but for now, will try harder to be content saying good morning to the neighbors and continue to enjoy the elderly couple across the street (they've been married 65 years!) holding hands while sitting on their own front steps or walking and surveying their yard which is full of flowering bushes, flowers, and other wonderful suprises.

Sigh..... Thank you God for your wonderous gifts and may you continue to grant me blessings such as the ones I enjoyed Thursday morning!!

Love and Fuzzies!

Michele

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Posted by GoofyMamma on Saturday, June 16, 2007 at 05:09 - Link

Michele we are in your same boat. We live amongst neighbors and such on a half acre and long to be on more acreage but right now we are blessed with great neighbors and know God will move us when He's ready. We've been on the market for over a year now so I guess He wasn't ready yet lol. I like you try to take in the good that is around me and enjoy what I do have right now.
Blessings,
Kim