Peace

It is a beautiful day today. As always, we had Sunday brunch with our mexican family this morning. It is a day that we look forward to all week. As I sit out here in my inner garden, I am just taking in the birds singing, our kitten chasing a bug, and the sunshine trying to sneak in through our palm tree. All of my flowers are blooming and I can see my herbs slowly breaking through the soil. It is so pretty here and I do not take it for granted. I am blessed and happy and for now, we are all healthy. Amanda and Megan are still at their friends so there is no music or media noise in the background. Just the fountain trinkleing and the ocassional song from a bird. This is a quiet moment. A moment of peace that God talks about and for now, I am just existing. Life can be hectic, stressful and exhausting but if we would just stop in a moment and listen past the noises that surround us, the silence will talk to us. Its like taking a real deep breath and exhailing. It's a releif that can be felt in our souls if we would just stop and listen. I have so many things I need to do today, but I walked past the garden and it was so beautiful that I decided to sit down with this computer and take advantage of the peace. I know later this evening, or tomarrow, or next week, there will be a crisis of some type but I am learnig to just stop and breathe and appreciate that God has given us a choice to appreciate the world he has created for us. I am slowly learning to not want things I don't have and to stop trying to prove myself to others. I am learning to be thankful for a moment like this. Peace is what we all need more of in our lives and it is so simple. We have control over our atmoshere and to me that is so reassuring. There are things I wish I could control but I cannot. I do have control over my outlook and for that, I am at peace. For today at this moment I sit in peace and I am thankful! Be at peace dear freinds, God want us to be.