The Beale Bungalow

   Today has been a good day.  Donnie was off for a doctor's appointment and true to his routine-he took the whole day off.  Working for the United States Government does have some advantages.  The morning was spent just sitting, drinking some coffee and reading together.  He, the newspaper.  Me, a Karen Andreola book on the Charlotte Mason method of home education.  It was a very satisfying morning.  Sometimes, especially after 25 years plus years of marriage--talking isn't needed nor required--this morning was one of those times.  Just being together was bliss.

   Seth did his summer lessons with ease and was out the door to play, play, play.  Until......it got hot, hot, hot.....then he was inside and complaining of having nothing to do.  So, the house got vacuumed (me) and the furniture got dusted (Seth), the woodwork also got dusted (Seth), the bathroom cleaned (me) and the kitchen got a good scrub too (me).  Needless, to say Seth decided he was no longer bored and got out all his army men and equipment and played at the diningroom table for a good long while.

Just look at that smile on Seth's non-bored face!

   This morning I realized it was my mother's birthday.  She would have been 69 years old.  The fact that I was somewhat meloncholy over this fact-kind of-threw me.  My mother was not a very nice woman.  As matter of fact, she could be (and was most of the time) mean as second skimmings!  But for some reason I found myself sad today.  I ended up calling my brother.  We are the last two of our original family.  (Both mom and daddy have died--young)  So, I called Ronnie and we talked.  It was nice.  Neither one of us really talked about mom--we just talked--it was our way of being together.  (And we knew that we were the only ones that even cared that today was mom's birthday.)  Anyway, we both hung up the phone feeling better and knowing that our relationship was brought a little closer.  Happy Birthday, Mom.........

   This day was filled with some errands and shopping.  My daughter's birthday gift was put in the mail; hotdog's and the fixings was bought for our grilling out supper tonight; stamps were purchased; children delivered to Vacation Bible School; kitchen cleaned up-so, the kitchen is closed for the evening! 

   Then--my Donnie and I sat out in our backyard watching the beautiful fireflies twinkling in our little patch of heaven on earth.  There were sooo... many tonight!  These little fireflies had the appearance of a sequenced evening gown being danced all around our backyard reflecting the soft lighting of God's outdoor ballroom.  It was truly a spectacular show of our Creator's imagination and creativity.  It left us speechless........

    Well, more "work" could have been done today--but I read instead.  More "things" could have been persued today--but I played with my son instead.  More "errands" could have been done today--but I helped my neighbor instead.  More "planning" could have been done today--but I spent time healing instead.  More "gardening" could have been done today--but I took a much needed nap instead.  More "crafting" could have been done today--but I watched in awe, a small wonderous creation of my Heavenly Father.  Yes, today has indeed been a good day! 

                                       God Bless!!