Love All Around Me
June 30, 2007
The last item on my “Highlights of the Day” post reminds me of a song I wrote back in late February. I’ve been sitting here for 10 minutes trying to think of a clever way to introduce the song – you know, kind of explain what I was thinking when I wrote it. But I just can’t seem come up with anything. Maybe no explanation or introduction is needed. How about I just jot the words down and let my readers (Did I say readers?! Silly me! 
I think I am my only reader!) interpret it for themselves? 
Love All Around Me
The morning dawns, it comes in singing
Bright star drive the dark away
Strong and good and true and holy,
showing me another way
Love shining down on me, warming my heart soothing my soul
Soft gentle mother’s touch, pulling me in
leading me home
Leading me home
As it was in the beginning
is now and will be ’til the end
By love created, freely given,
received and given back again
Love washing over me, filling the spaces, making me whole
Sweet, tender, warm embrace
Peace it enfolds me, holding me close
Holding me close
Hand in hand we walk together
living out the mystery
Strong and good and true and holy
Love binds us and it sets us free
Love all around me, lifting me up out of the cold
Pure, joyful melody
cradles me safely,
carries me home
Carries me home
Highlights of the Day
June 29, 2007
1. Rainy day lunch in the car with hubby.
2. Sweet e-mail from an old friend.
3. Watching Henry learning to spell.
4. Newer version of Windows loaded on my computer by son, Ethan. Computer’s running much better!
5. WordPress text editor is working!
6. Playing Patty Cake with Clara.
7. Seeing the beauty in what first appeared to be a bad situation.
8. Strange coincidence concerning new IM friend.
9. Bittersweet goodbyes.
10. Love all around me.
Simple Pleasures
June 26, 2007
My simple pleasures for today.
Breakfast AND lunch with hubby
Hubby home most of the day
Reading Anna Karenina during a half hour quiet spell
A very good phone conversation with a friend
Mamie remembering to use the potty ALL day
Watching kids play in the water
Holding Clara
Sitting alone in my van, eating a cheeseburger and drinking sweet iced tea while reading Anna Karenina.
Little boy hugs
Hearing Mamie say, “I yuv you, Mommy.”
Tess and Mamie
June 25, 2007
Not a Picky Eater
June 25, 2007
What can I say? She’s darling, isn’t she?! Lovable, huggable, kissable! But no one kissed poor Clara on this day – Henry’s 6th birthday, June 23rd 2007 – for fear of getting a taste of her goose poop snack. 
Yes, this sweet girl is my only child (that I know of) who has ever eaten goose poop! And she did it twice in one day. 
A record in the Shoe family, for sure!
Happy Birthday Henry
June 25, 2007
Lily’s Birthday Bike
June 4, 2007
Blowing Out the Candles
June 4, 2007
Lily’s a teenager now! Thirteen years ago I gave birth to this beautiful girl, my third child, my second daughter, and the light of my life in so many ways.
To be continued.
