i've come to realize that the simple things in life are the most important things. and that things really are just things. and that memories are what truly fills our hearts. oh sure, so does a great chicken salad sandwich. especially if you have someone to share it with. but oh those memories. they are so special.
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i'm trying to remember that now. right now. to savor what's going on around me. helping my daughter wrap her presents. sharing lunch with both the kids since they stopped by at the same time today. laughing at each other. wearing my bathrobe all day. making beef vegetable soup for the first time. from scratch.
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yep. that's what sustains me.
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37 comments:
Life is Good :-)
well we must be on the same wavelength because my beef cubes are cooking now for some homemade vegetable soup tonight. but, it's not my first time cooking this, :) good luck with your soup and glad you're enjoying the memories you're making with your children. they'll last a lifetime. hope all is well. have a great night.
Amen, blogging sister! Enjoy the simple moments as they truly make a life.
AND I LOVE THAT HEADER!!!
Life is good.
lovely scene at the top of your space here ... and your thoughts resonate with me today ..very special moments..wish i could pop over for a bowl of soup..i would bring hot crusty bread!!
Boy, the holidays bring back so many memories, don't they? How did our children grow up so quickly, beth? (Oh, and you are right: I LOVE the big city...for a few days, a vacation, then I need my wide open spaces and nature!♥) ~Kath
Those little things are the juicy ones, aren't they ?
And hey, for a chickie who hates winter, you sure do capture its beauty in phenomenal ways !
Hugs...
ps: I am booking a southbound flight tonight...;)
very awesome...memories are great for wintry that make you snuggle up to a good book, or look out the window and remember the great times shard by all...Keep Smiling
Beautiful sentiments, warming the winter chill.
Yay for you and that soup! I love it. Love all of it. Sweet little shot here, too.
mmmmm....agreed.
It's the little simple
things.
Chicken salad and beef
veggie soup.
Great, now I've gotta
go back downstairs
and make a snack.
-Jennifer
Soup is the best. Every week in the winter I make a pot, a different flavor each week. the simple things are what life is all about.
These are the good old days, huh?
Your header!!! *sigh* yes, the simple things...so good.
I so totally agree with you on this one.
You can never go wrong with making a pot of homemade soup.
Always be in the moment...Savor every step of the way...
Mmmm soup....especially on a day that matches your gorgeous header!
YES!!!! I completely agree! The simple things....I love 'em!
Gosh I enjoyed reading that so much.... just like all your posts ;)
Seems to me you're having a perfect day my far away friend. Hugs Dagmar
So true. It's really the little things that life is made of. Love the light in this image...and your new header is divine!
like marcie, i think the simple things are what life is made of. sometimes, i think only the simple things count. life as you know it sounds pretty wonderful.
xoxo
Debi
I simply adore the way you think. I am eating beans and cornbread for breakfast!! And maybe a spot of red wine instead of OJ..!! Cuz that's how I roll sometimes!
Such wisdom in these words here...the beauty of simplicity so often goes unrecognized..there is beauty in those that see it. XX
Those unexpected visits from the kids are great, I hope you'll all be together for the Holidays
The older I get the more I know these things are true:)
I am thinking of sausage and kale and white bean soup for tonight...nothing like soup on a cold night:)
Ahh, life is grand.
Enjoy your family and your soup!
xo jj
PS LOVE the header photo.
Yes, those are the things that should sustain us all. Thanks for the reminder.
Hi Beth,
I just recently stumbled upon your blog. The name of the blog is brilliant and I also love the header. Photography is so much a part of my life and I can see that it is the same for you. You are so right when you say it is the simple things that are so important. I couldn't agree more.
Leslie
Love everything about your Blog ... your photos, your thoughts. I'm a daily reader :-)
Beautifully put.
from scratch? and i thought you didnt like cooking. :)
Time with family is always the sweetest, isn't it?
It is the simple things that make our lives so rich!
Hugs
SueAnn
Yes...the simple things.
I was driving home from downtown this morning (one last thing to get on my shopping list...I'm now done! Yay!!) and there was the most exquisite piece of classical music playing on the radio and I looked up and saw these delicate branches swaying and dancing in the wind, and they looked like they were listening to the same piece of music that I was. It was a moment, a simple one, that I took note of, and will remember.
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