It is finished………….the house that is!! The painting begun in October is complete. The hostas are trampled, the hydrangesa are broken, the grass has been turned gray by the paint spilled, splashed, slooshed, and spattered, the windows are finally unstuck, and the furniture is now returned to the porch. Just in the nick of time……..the party was less than 24 hours away when the painters pulled out of the driveway leaving me a yard to clean up, grass to cut, and a porch to decorate for a spring time dining under the cool of shade trees. The house now looks brand new. Oh, if only a paint job would make me look brand new on the outside! Problem is, each day, I get one day older, two strands grayer and a little weaker. Such is the path of humanity. Then I read, but “He makes all things new!” Today, the sky is clear, blue, radiant, and I can see for miles. Tomorrow may be stormy, gloomy, and filled with fear. But thanks be to God, He is in control of both, I am in the palm of His mighty hand, and He will not be caught unaware even if I am. Today, I will savor the gifts of:
butterflies on petunias
hummingbirds first visit (I finally got the feeders out)
horses soft lips reaching for treat
children running hot and sweaty in play and giving hugs spontaneously
friends laughing and filling a house and making it a home
cardinals, red-headed woodpeckers, blue jays, blue birds, doves, finches
the wonder of ants
little mole scurrying across driveway lost
hum of pool filter
roar of air conditioner
hammock swinging in the breeze
chimes ringing
fresh squeezed lemonade
light fixtures washed and sparkling
porch rocker in the evening
squirrel chatter, dogs barking, cat meowing
God’s Word fresh and new every day
gifts galore to garnish a life undeserving with more to count, catalog, and contemplate-a thousand thanks in a day.
By: Yvonne
