Life Is A Miracle To Enjoy Every Day

Life is moving along quickly and Spring has been absolutely beautiful.  The April showers have brought us some beautiful flowers.  I planted some pansies in pots for the front porch and they are blooming beautiful colors.  The warm beautiful weekends we have been having have left us and cooler air has moved in.  There are frost warnings out for the next couple of nights.  It would not be Spring in the north without frost teasing us.  The pansies like cool weather but not frost, so I'll have  to protect them the next couple of nights.

We have not wasted any time getting outside and enjoying Spring.  We have been on two bicycle rides on the bike paths and everything is blooming.  The air smelled of lilacs this past weekend and the Bradford Pear trees are in full bloom.  The Dogwoods and Eastern Redbuds with their splash of pink have painted the landscape.  I wish we could freeze frame this time of the year.  It is so beautiful and it surely has chased away the winter blues.

I was smiling this morning as I awoke to birds singing, and I was thinking that life is really a beautiful miracle.  It has been five years now since my husband's Cancer reared its ugly head and it now seems so distant.  We have become stronger and are enjoying life.  We have made a lot of changes in our life, and as the saying states, "what doesn't kill you will make you stronger".  It is so true that when you allow yourself to find a lesson learned from life experiences you will find peace with yourself.  Everyday is cherished despite the challenges and if you have china in the cabinet use it today, because everyday is a special occasion.  I eat my breakfast on my china every morning.  I realized two years ago that I liked the china and I wondered why I was only using it for holidays.  I have taught my husband a lesson on looking at everyday as the holiday.  He use to buy clothes and wait for a special day to wear them and they would hang in the closet or stay in the store bag until the tags turned yellow. A closet filled with new clothes with tags on them is only benefitting someone else who will be looking good after they buy our clothes from the thrift store.  If you buy something it is because you liked it and it is meant to be used everyday.  Life is a special occasion and it is meant to be celebrated everyday.

Release the past, learn from everyone you meet and treat everyday special.  Tomorrow is only a dream, but today is a dream come true.

Life is beautiful allow your mind to live your dreams!

Elizabeth:)

Spring Is A Renewal Of Life

Spring has sprung and the wrath of Mother Nature has taken its toil.  We have been extremely lucky that the storms that have moved through our area have not caused any damage.  The hail yesterday pelted our windows in the house, but it didn't cause any damage.  The grass has finally turned green from all the rain and the green foliage and shrubs have turned a beautiful green. I saw hosta peaking through the ground and two tulips have come up.  It is so nice to see everything come back to life.  Despite the thunderstorms, Spring is my favorite season.  It is a beautiful time of the year that reminds us how precious life is.

My prayers today are for a college student who was struck by lightening two evenings ago.  He was walking around outside at a local campus.  Other students that witnessed him being struck said they heard the lightening as it struck him.  He is in critical condition and we pray that he will be able to recover.  An important reminder to seek shelter when we know these storms are approaching.

On the news late last night they said a storm that was moving through Illinois and produced 2000 plus lightening strikes in fifteen minutes.  These storms are violent and all warnings should be taken seriously for our own safety.

We have been blessed that we have escaped the bad tornadoes  that have destroyed parts of the Midwest.  We did however have one tornado touch down ten miles from us six days ago.   It had winds of 80 miles per hour and took down trees and a barn.  Thank goodness no one was hurt.

The weekend is suppose to be sunny and warm.  We all need a break from the rain.  I don't want to chase April away, but it will be nice when we get past these dangerous weather systems.

We have managed to get some walks in this week in between storms.  It feels so good to be outside and getting some exercise.  My husband and I are looking a forward to doing some more walk-a-thons.  Hoping to raise some more money for Cancer research.

Stay safe wherever you are and enjoy the beauty of Spring.  Life is beautiful and watching everything come back to life reminds us that miracles do happen and our faith in living everyday to the fullest is renewed.

God Bless all Cancer Patients!
Elizabeth:)