Is It Spring Yet?

It is only made it to seven degrees today with wind chills of minus twenty five.  The sun at least was shinning today.  Laney goes out side for about a minute at a time.  She does not like the cold.  People need to remember to keep their pets inside.   They get frostbite as we do and they can die from the cold.  I saw a neighbor's  cat outside yesterday evening and I chased it home.  I hope it found a warm place.

It looks like I'm going to be hibernating for awhile until it hits the thirty two degrees.  It will probably feel like a heat wave.  The schools have been closed this week, because it is too cold for the children who have to walk to school and  the students who stand at the bus stops.  My husband has had to go out to work everyday, as life goes on in the work world.  Thank goodness for warm cars.

My outing yesterday left me chilled to the bone, and I felt like I could not get warm.  My husband laughs at me sometimes,  because I wear a hooded sweatshirt in the house.  I put the hood up when I can't get warm.  The furnace is running non stop, but you can still feel the cold air.  I am dreading the bill when it comes, as I imagine their are millions of people that will also be dreading that bill.  Please mother nature bring us some warm air.

I guess for now, I will admire my flowers and dream of the beach.

Life is beautiful !!

Elizabeth:)

Everyday Can Be Filled With Love

Winter has become an unwelcoming nuisance these days.  It has been bitter cold with wind chills below zero since Saturday.  I ventured out today to have lunch with friends only because the sun came out.   Everyone is tired of the extreme cold air.  I guess you could say we have the February blues.  We are grateful that we are not buried in the New England snow.  Our snowfall has been small in comparison to the rest of the country.  The roads however have been ice covered making travel treacherous. 

I hope everyone had a nice Valentine's Day.  We stayed in our warm house and watched the blizzard winds whip snow through the air causing white outs.  My husband surprised me Friday evening with a beautiful bouquet of spring looking flowers.  They were perfect for lifting our spirits and hoping that spring will be right around the corner.  Anything that we can do to bring life into the house helps chase away winter.

This past year I made it my passion to bring that love of Valentine's Day into our lives every day.   My life is  filled with gratitude, happiness, and love.  It is what I wanted and I have received it.  Some days are still hectic and things go wrong, but the positive thinking diffuses the power that bad things have on us.  They are only bad if we let them live in our mind.  I still write love notes to my husband and he writes me back.  We have quite a collection and they have filled our hearts with love and laughter.  I am finding it easier to let go of the negativity in life and I am enjoying the moment that I am living in.  I am grateful to be sleeping peacefully now and I awake to a new day with a clean slate.  So grateful for all the love that I have right now in my heart. 

The past is something we can not change, but we can learn from our mistakes.  We can forgive others that tress pass against us and forgive our self.  Forgiveness will help you move forward in a positive direction.  It does not mean that what someone did to you was fair or that you will forget their words, but forgiving them helps everyone to heal.  The mind is a powerful thing, so fill it with happy thoughts. 

Life Is beautiful!!

Elizabeth:)