Life Simplified

Tuesday, February 8, 2011. Like most people, I worry. Not all of the time, not enough to medicate or bite my nails, but I worry. I woke up this morning at 4a.m. and immediately began to think about all the things I needed to get done before 5:00 today. I started to worry. I could go in at 6 (that's when the church building opens) and try to get a jump start. Should I make a list of all I have to do and estimate the time each task will take?

Then I noticed him. Leroy was asleep with his chin on my neck. I decided to think not about what I needed to do, but about what I had to be thankful for. His soft breath on my skin, the warmth of his little body, the curls of his hair in my fingers as I pet him. I forgot about the cares of the day and basked in the blessings of my life.

I need to learn to start everyday this way!