Have you ever done something and thought "I really needed that," even when you had no idea that that is what you needed? Hope that makes sense? Well Saturday night that happened to me. Stephen and I decided to go on an evening bike ride and the weather couldn’t have been more lovely. As I pedaled up the hill to the temple I recognized a feeling inside of me that I haven’t felt since I was pretty much 19. I was CAREFREE. Now there’s a word you won’t see next to my name very often. It was a good feeling of freedom and peace. It really made me feel young again. I could get used to that. Wish we could bottle it up and pull it out when the details of life get in the way again. The next beautiful thing that happened that night is upon arriving home the carefree feeling lingered because guess what? The dishes were done, the floor was swept, the children were bathed and happy, and my salad was made for dinner the next day. Ahhh – just the thought of this night makes me smile!
Speaking of smiles – these beautful roses were begging me to come and cut them today. I know, I should leave them in their natural habitat, but I couldn’t resist their charm, fragrance, and beauty. The petals were layinng in perfect formation and I really can’t help myself from feeling admiration for them even still.