So I go for a walk this morning. Not just a walk but a brisk 45 minute walk on the greenway. I love being in the shade of trees as I walk and listening to the animals rustling away as I near them. It is early but already warming up quickly and the humidity curled my hair as soon as I began. It is one of those mornings like so many mornings in the south. Nothing out of the ordinary but it is just his kind of morning that has me reminiscing. It brought back memories of sitting in my driveway while my kids rode up and down on their tricycles. Ordinary mornings. Nothing special. For those moments everything was right in the world. I miss them, the mornings and my babies. I dwell on how quickly life can change. The literal blink of an eye and the world turns upside down. The last few years have been hard ones. I am very happy but at times life seems to swirl out of control around me. Still I seem to land safely in the arms of those who love me. I asked God for "just one good day" and yes He did answer me. It was a Sunday and I fixed my Mom pancakes. I gave her a shower and dressed her. We went to Church and spent a lovely day together. I thought everything will be OK. And then I blinked and an infection took over her body and now she is in a home trying to come back to me. But.........I have these magical moments all for myself. I wrap them in tissue and tie them with a ribbon and put them in my hope chest. Because when life gets too much, and it will, I will have these moments to unwrap and hold on to and hope....no....I will know that things will get better.
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