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Simple Happy

It’s the little things. Paying attention, remaining present, and acknowledging gratitude for small and simple things that make me happy is key to a life well lived for me. I’m starting a fresh list here in September 2023.

  • The young man who provided music at church yesterday, playing the grand piano and singing so beautifully. His name is Tim. He’s a true gift.
  • Tomato sandwiches on white bread.
  • Rain, glorious rain.
  • Flocks of birds undulating across the sky
  • Puppy perfume. It’s a thing and Molly is wearing some. (Thanks to our breeder who sent some home with us when we brought Murphy home in 2020.)
  • The prairie.
  • Combines and grain trucks.
  • Dirt roads.
  • Old-fashioned granaries.
  • Tractors.
  • The one-or-two-finger greeting drivers give one another when they meet on prairie roads.

About Me

I’m a wife, mom, grandma, adoptee, Yorkie mom, writer, reader, photographer, gardener, and (after a 50-year absence) a grateful Saskatchewan resident. I am intentional about looking past what seems ordinary to discover that which is anything but. I believe grace abounds, joy sparkers show up when I remain open to seeing them, and God calls me beloved even when I feel like I don’t measure up to receive that kind of love.

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