Little things

In my quest to build a better relationship with my body I'm learning to appreciate the little things in life.  This past holiday weekend Jake and I chose to stick around town even though we were invited out of the heat to cooler weather.  We had been rather busy and we have a couple of busy weekends coming up, so staying home was sounding really good.  And you know what, it was great.  We had Jake's parents over for dinner Saturday night, I was a little nervous, I wanted to make sure what I made was to their liking and even though we go over there all the time, I definitely felt the pressure to be a good hostess.  Well, needless to say Jake's Dad is still talking about the casserole I made so I'd count that as a success.  The rest of the weekend we basically lounged around, watched TV and made plans for the fall.  It was great.  Nothing earth shattering, but wonderful none the less.

I find myself thinking of my evenings by lunch time on any given day.  During the week it is sometimes painful to get out of bed and it has been great this week that Jake has been starting later so we have some time together in the morning. But the evenings are what I live for Monday through Friday.  Again, nothing earth shattering, just TV, chatting, reading, whatever we want to do, it doesn't really matter, its the simple stuff.  Just being, no rush, no fuss, just being.  

Standing in church together Sunday holding hands worshipping the Lord that has seen us through so much and blessed us abundantly.  There really isn't anything like it, and its simple, its a little thing that means so much.  

So, in my quest to appreciate the little things about my body (OK, most of you know I'd have a killer line for that under normal circumstances, but notice that I am showing restraint :) ), its also helping me notice the other little things that make everyday wonderful.
So, I encourage all of you to look around and make note of the little things that put a smile on your face.