The simple things...

Everytime I sit around and think about things that are important to me (and lately that has been a lot since I have had some free time) I think about that old skit on Saturday Night Live (think back a decade or so) Deep Thoughts by Jack Handy...

So instead of calling this post Deep Thoughts - and strip fame away from Mr. Handy, I decided to proclaim it The simple things...

Simple things are hard to see sometimes. You really have to slow down from your average day to really see them.

Stories that my parents share, a wink from my hub, an I love you from my kids, a message out of the blue from friends, a moment alone to catch my breath.

Watching the puppies play, birds sitting on the bird feeder, green grass popping through the brown, riding in a car with the windows down.

Listening to my daughter breathe while she sleeps (anyone of them), children laughing (especially mine), having the opportunity to have someone tell you thank you.

Fresh bed sheets, hearing birds chirping through your open house window, the smell of lilacs.

Hearing "I love you" or "way to go" or "i'm proud of you", Telling anyone, any of those things.

You see it doesn't take much to make me smile, feel warm inside or happy. Just the simple things. I have been given the opportunity to slow down, and realize that.

So, I am going to plead to you after reading this to slow down and think about your simple things.