A Happy List

Every once in awhile, I just list things that make me happy or put a smile on my face. Since I love lists, this is perfect for today:

• Hearing my children laugh together.

• Seeing them discover something new.

• Kissing their stinky faces in the morning.

• Hearing their cute voices on the phone.

• Time with my family and friends. This is major in my life.

• Our cute bunny.

• Poppies, irises, lily-of-the-valley, roses.

• A field of flowers.

• Pretty coffee cups.

• Freshly ground coffee.

• Pastries.

• Seeing a bride light up when her dress fits perfectly after I worked on it.

• Pretty dishes.

• Sunshine.

• Country drives. Florida beach drives. Mountain drives.

• The ocean.

• Dolphins.

• Feeling the warm summer air blow into the car as I'm driving down the highway. (Yes, the air conditioner works. I just like factory air.)

• Drinking coffee on my deck in the early morning among the trees and birds.

• Campfires.

• Reading.

• Sewing--when it's a project I want to do.

• Designing and building anything.

• Green, green, and more green. Green means there is life.

• A good, lolly-gag stroll through Hobby Lobby or Ikea.

• Beautiful houses.

• Hugs from little ones. (That happened today from a little girl whose mommy was trying on a dress. Made my day!)

• Seeing children play outside.

• Palindromes.

• Setting up Christmas things for my grandma.

• Time at Grandma's house.

• Flipping through the photo albums.

• The organizer aisle of any store.

• Tossing out junk.

• Seeing people.

• The color red.

• The first bit of green in the Spring.

• Hills full of fabulous color in the Fall.

• Hearing beautiful music and singing.

• Trying to sing.

• Singing with a choir.

• Looking at my grandpa's wood carvings.

• Seeing other people succeed.

• A clean house.

• Seeing new sights, going on road trips, trying new adventures.

• Walking and hiking.

• Bike-riding.

• Canoeing.

• Hearing running water--in a place it's supposed to be running.

• A soothing passage of Scripture.

• Good smells in my house: candles, cleaners, clean laundry, fresh air, good food.

• A high-flying, gigantic American flag.

• Hearing or singing the National Anthem.

• The brief moments my life feels orderly.

• Tetris.

• Solving problems.

• Wind chimes.

• Snuggling with my children on a rainy day watching a movie or reading books.

• Cheesy Hallmark movies. I can't take much drama.

• The smell of walnut wood when I'm working on it.

• The thought of tomorrow and the ever-present hope it brings.

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I'm leaving the blank bullet point because the list can go on indefinitely.

And good night!