The Simple Things

 I sit here, drinking my morning cup of coffee, well ONE of my morning cups of coffee as I listen to the birds chirping at the feeders, and the rooster crowing in the backyard. I realize how blessed and thankful I am to live here in the country, at night you can hear the yips of the coyotes or the hoot of an owl, its so peaceful. I think the simpler things are, the more you appreciate things. I mean more noise, more traffic, more complicated things are, the more we lose sight of how nice the simple things are. I just wish I had realized this sooner!
 Today I want to work on the compost pile, and haul off some old trash and junk  as well as some mundane housework! I will talk to you soon.
Today I realized I haven't given the dogs enough credit. We kennel up a couple dogs sometimes when we leave. Snowball (aka Houdini) can escape from every kennel but one. So when we tell her to kennel up,  she will fly past the other dogs and get in one of their kennels, hoping we will let it slide. She knows she will be out before we leave the driveway! Only after much coaxing do we get her to go in her own cage! You can't help but smile, its like having small children again.
 We did get the compost pile turned  today, we have some dark rich soil ready for the garden. Ric got his bee hive set up all ready to paint. We made some homemade cookies and started our new devotions, on prayer. We really enjoyed the financial one we wrapped up yesterday.
  Sometimes we all take for granted simple things, a roof over our head, food to eat, a soft bed to sleep in, clean clothes. I am involved with, Scarf It Up, a great group of folks who help the homeless in our area. Once a month we prepare and feed them a hot meal through the Salvation Army. We are collecting new underwear  for them also. It is not something you really think about, but hard to imagine not having them. As you go to sleep tonight remember to thank God for the little thing , and pray for those who don't have them. Until tomorrow..