Sunshine Kisses

I was so excited to have time to amble through the fields this afternoon. The lighting was so warm and cozy I actually PUT DOWN my camera and sat there. I tell the children that I work with that sunshine is God's way of giving kisses. You can feel it on your skin, and it's so cuddly. I'll confess I plopped down in the middle of a patch of wild flowers and let God love all over me. :) And surprisingly I feel so soft calm, and clean this evening.

Saturday at the Park

I've been trying to catch up on some much needed R&R this weekend but with such a beautiful day making itself known outside my windows, I couldn't resist strapping on my pack and heading out of doors. So while my remarkable husband made some dinner, I went outside to play.

After sometime rather than the ring of a dinner bell I received an e-mail on my smartphone announcing that supper would be ready soon. So I jumped back in the car and headed home for some delicious tri-tip, beans, and bread. YUM! But not before snapping a few shots.

Mrs. Squirrel

I just love animals. Could God have made them any more interesting and full of personality? This squirrel was so friendly that she came up to my camera, kissed the lens, and then modeled for me.

"Well hello little squirrel. I like you too!"

Heaven on Earth

I love when God drives earth through the carwash. It makes everything so clean and crisp. After a good stretch of cloudy skies suddenly the haze cleared and the rain was no more. Ahhh what a freshness there was over the earth today. I spent hours cooped up with the heater blasting and my kitties tucked up against me this past week. But alas the rain and hail receded and the sun's love glistened and shimmered across the hills once again. So, I decided to get out and get in it. I love the smell of the land after a good shower and the softness of the grass that emerges beneath my feet. I like the feel of cold drops of water beneath my toes. :)

If you look very closely at a blade of grass as it cradles a drop of water, you can enter an entirely new world. A world of peace and calm. There is a presence in that place that is unlike anything in all the world. It is the very presence of God. He is alive and living. He is interactive, and for me at least, I seem to find Him in the simplest of things.