We found out recently that some acquaintances of ours are facing a scary, unfathomable health crisis. There is a potential that their family might not get through it in tact. We're hoping and praying otherwise, but there is that potential there, and it really, really made me look at my husband with different eyes last night.
It can end so fast. Just like that.
And I am finding myself realizing how incredibly lucky we are. My nerd may not look like this:
Or this:
In fact, he looks like a cross between this:
And this:
And I literally wouldn't have him any other way.
*Contented sigh*
So today I am listing ten of the little things in life that I am thankful for. I wrote a scene in my WIP last night, where the hero and the heroine were discussing the little things in life that gave them pleasure. And the next thing I knew...I was looking at my own life. What simple pleasures do I have? What little things bring a smile to my face? What tiny details in life make my heart happy?
Here are a few of those things:
1.) The smell of rain before it actually rains.
2.) Watermelon on a summer day.
3.) Rolly polly bugs, and the squeals of joy they bring to my children.
4.) Sliding into a bed with freshly cleaned sheets.
5.) The smell of what my family refers to as "blue Downy".
6.) Hot cocoa from Starbucks.
7.) A new baby sleeping on your shoulder.
8.) Anything blueberry flavored or scented.
9.) Red hots and lemon heads. Preferably together. Yum.
10.) Freshly shaved legs. Ahhhh...nothing better.
What are your simple pleasures?
Brooke Moss.
