Hold Them Close

We had another snow storm here in Wisconsin on this Valentine’s day.  It is very quiet as the snow is falling.  A few people walk their dogs by the house and Dino and Sammie run to the window, to see if it’s someone, or some dog they know.

I spent the day reading and looking at the beautiful bouquet of flowers my husband sent to me.  I had picked it out of an FTD e-mail a couple of weeks ago, I don’t know how he picked this one to send to me.  I didn’t talk to him about it.  Well I love it, the vase is red, the roses are red, the bow is red and there is baby’s breath and white carnations and ferns for contrast.  It’s so pretty.

My life is moving along as it should.  Sure, things were better a few years ago when I could work, but when I was working, I wouldn’t have appreciated the quiet days, the snow , or the smell of the roses on the table.  I have the time for appreciating the little things and the big things now.  I have time, it’s a luxury and I’m grateful for it and for all of the good people that make me happy and take care of me.

Jerry and I have been talking for weeks about how much fun we’ll have in Indiana in September.  We’re going with friends and we are both so excited.  We’re also excited about getting away for a car show in St. Paul in June.  At that show there are over 14,000 cars to look at for my husband and shuttle buses every 15 minutes to the Mall of America for me.  We’ll both be happy.

The dogs are napping quietly, well almost quietly, they snore and my feet are a little cold.  I started to read the news, I wish I hadn’t.

I do not understand what is wrong with the world.  We are in a war that I don’t understand, we have a crazy economy that no one understands and  there is another shooting,  17 kids this time it is the University of Northern Illinois at DeKalb.

Pray for the folks at the University of Illinois and pray for their families. Pray for our soldiers fighting  for and protecting all of us, throughout the world. 

And hold those you love closely and tell them you love them.

Thanks for listening.

Anne