Today's List

Here are the good things that happened to me today:

1. I woke up. (not dead)
2. A stranger complimented my hair. (thanks, Nancy)
3. My Starbucks receipt had a survey on it that gave me a coffee. (FREE!)
4. Heard my all-time favorite song on the radio. (Tiny Dancer - Elton John)
5. Sold a small job for my husband. (it all adds up)
6. Scheduled to see a movie with a friend. (friendship makes life better)
7. Harvested 5 heads of lettuce from the garden. (a few seeds + a little water= big return)
8. Cooked dinner for the family. (it's been a while & I miss it)

The truth is, none of these things are important or big. It could probably be considered an ordinary day. The point of it is, these little things that are good can easily be overlooked waiting for something really good or BIG to happen. Pausing to take inventory of the good things in my day forces me to focus on just that, the good. And, surely, that can't be bad!

Wordless Wednesday

Priceless

priceless:–adjective

having a value beyond all price; invaluable: a priceless artwork.
We all know the MasterCard commercials where they show a scenario and put a price to most of it and then part of it, the most important part, is deemed priceless.
What is priceless to you? Oh, we all know what we are supposed to say, love, family, friends, etc, but, have you ever REALLY thought about what is priceless to you?? I am sure it differs for all people. It also may change given situations. If I am camping with the family, the shower on day two is priceless. If I hear a friend is going in for medical tests and they turn out fine, the news is priceless. One is much more important than the other, however, both feel priceless in their given situations.
Priceless moments, like "golden moments" that occur in our life are not to be ignored. They make all the rest matter.
Did you have a priceless moment lately? Did you recognize it?

Summer Staple

Proof that summer is just around the corner is finding the first cucumber of the season in our garden. A constant fixture in our refrigerator all summer is the marinated cuke, tomato & onion (optional) salad. I keep a batch whipped up at all times and just keep adding to it as it gets eaten. I like it on the tart side and use red wine vinegar. To sweeten it a little, I add a packet or two of Equal instead of sugar and a little water. All it needs is seasoning with salt, pepper, garlic powder and you're good to go. YUM!

Jack E. Boy

The following story is true! The names have NOT been changed to protect the innocent!
Two days ago, my phone rings. When I answer it, this is what I hear: "Hi, Grammie. It's Jack. I know your number now and I called you all by myself. Mom's not here. Dad's not here. I am in charge of the kids. Did you know I can drive the car now??" Then he laughs and laughs. I asked him where his mom really was and he said in the bedroom. When he finally gave her the phone, I relayed the entire conversation. She said she hadn't heard the phone ring and I said it was because I did not call there. Jack called me! It was not her cell phone, but the house phone. He is almost five years old and has an imagination that rivals fiction writers! Lately, he has spinning these yarns that are complete fabrication...and yet, they could be so true. My brain is working overtime to figure out what is real and what is made up. Once again, my grandkids, wear me out, amaze me, and fill me with joy!

Courage

"People are made up of flesh and blood and a miracle fiber called courage."
We all need to be courageous in our lives. Some are small instances like jumping off a diving board. Some are big events like changing where we live, where we work or where we take a stand on an issue. Courage often requires seeing things as they might be rather than how they are. The tingly feeling we get sometimes that we think is fear, is actually courage running through our veins coaxing us to give it a shot ~ jump!

Wordless Wednesday - Slurpees!