Wishing You a Peaceful Sunday

 

Sunday used to be a day to stuff in as much as humanly possible.

Those were the days when the kids were little, when I had part-time job responsibilities, when I was living life with a husband, cooking, cleaning, shopping, and so on.

Often, many of these fell on Sunday.

Today is different.  Life is lived alone.

Friends are still incredibly precious as are sisters, cousins, and so on.

However, there is no longer any need to squeeze every second of every single hour to get things done.

Oh, there is still a long "to do" list in the notebook.

But today, the mindset has changed.

Everything is done leisurely. There is no rushing.

If some of the "to do" list things get done, wonderful.

If they do not, there is always tomorrow.

If they don't get done at all,  I am still alive.

It's a much more peaceful existence, despite missing my beloved late husband  and the kids who are now adults with wonderful spouses and kids, and lives, of their own.

I hope you have a peaceful, leisurely Sunday, doing anything you want!

Touches of Autumn Around the Apartment

Autumn decorating around the apartment has begun.

A fall tablecloth has replaced the white one for summer.

The white cover on the couch has also been taken off and folded for storage.

Auburn and green pillows on the couch have been switched from the former pinks.

Very colorful, pretty faux flowers have been placed in vases around the living room.  

A lovely fall scene, cut from a calendar, is on a holder on the kitchen counter.

Yup.  It's starting to look like autumn around here.

 However, outside the apartment, a begonia plant is still filled with dozens of pink flowers and pink petunia plant still sits in all her splendorous glory.

The lounge chair's pink afghan, against its back, now has a green hand-crocheted one.

Here's hoping your weekend, dear reader, will be wonderful.

Only One Minute at a Time

 

As the month of September moves into its first week, one comes to the clear realization that summer is on the wane.

Temps have cooled down, but not enough for someone who prefers cool rather than very warm weather.

Soon enough the cool will descend.

This is a challenging time with some dear family members in distress so it's imperative to remain in the moment.

It's very easy to get into "what if" thinking during stressful times. 

Today, it's going to be one minute at a time, trusting that all will work out the way it should.  

Here's hoping your day will be good, as well.  

We can help ourselves by taking just one minute at a time because, when you think of it, that's all we have!

A New Week, New Month, New Hopes and Dreams

Holy smokers, August flew by faster than a rocketship.

The month was beginning and all of a sudden, it was ending.  

Now, it's September, a most beautiful month in every way.

It's also my birthday month so there will be plenty of celebrating in tiny and even bigger ways.

A niece who was going out of town stopped by with flowers from her house. 

She didn't want to let their loveliness go unobserved.

Of course, I love fall in every way, including the flowers of fall.

They are so colorful and delightful.

Since the new month is starting, it's a good time to add some new hopes of what we'd like to see happen in our lives.

It's also a good time to dream a little bit about what could possibly be acheived during the next 30 days.  

I LOVE September as it's filled with possibilities!

WHAT IS ONE THING YOU'D LIKE TO SEE HAPPEN IN YOUR OWN LIFE THIS MONTH?

 (For me, I'd like to de-clutter more and get rid of things, to make my space more appealing.)

Happiness and Gratitude

 

Sometimes it takes many years to learn important life lessons.

One of those has been learning that when one is grateful for all that has been given,  happiness prevails.

It's easy to get into the "I wants" and "Please give me" thoughts.

Certainly,  the Lord has heard my own voice call out countless times with requests.

It took many decades of life to finally come to the realization that before making the requests to the Lord for more, it's imperative to say thanks for all He's already given.

Every new day of life, every breath into the lungs, seeing the sun, hearing the birds, smelling the flowers and on and on are all things for which to be exceedingly grateful. 

So the lesson learned is this-----Want to be happy?  Then be grateful! They go together so perfectly.