Grace in the Small Things

Because life is short. Because life is loud and sometimes demands too much of my attention. Because love matters.

1. The way my little friend Anderson only wants to come to softball games if I'm going to be there. He calls me his "wady fwiend." He's three. And adorable. He slept on my lap for an hour after crying himself to sleep a couple of weeks ago.

2. The slanty, yellow light that only seems to be this beautiful in late summer/early fall.

3. The taste of fresh spinach in quiche last night at dinner.

4. The face that Ali makes when she's concentrating.

5. The way Sammy snuggles up with me in bed at night. He makes his long, skinny body mimic the curves of mine.

6. Tickets to a Mud Hens game this weekend.

7. The smell of cooler night air.

8. Rediscovering the peace I find in knitting.

9. Finally feeling better after two weeks of some kind of low-grade, viral crud. Naps helped. I'm sure that not cleaning the house did too. . .

10. Flip flops. At least for a few more weeks.