Once again, the week has flown by…and it’s the Fouth of July to boot! Who am I kidding? The summer is vanishing right before my eyes!
Our wonderful plans to spend much of the day with kids/grandkids at the pool with a fun picnic were destroyed by a full day of rain! All.day.long!
I guess actually it didn’t rain every minute of the day, but there were big downpours followed by mist and dripping and overcast skies. I can’t remember a messier Fourth of July! The firework displays we were looking forward to seeing didn’t happen either. Bummer.
As for the rules for Five Minute Friday, they are as follows:
- Write for 5 minutes–minimal editing, if you get carried away, let us know when your 5 minutes ran out!
- Link to Lisa-Jo Baker’s Five Minute Friday page.
- Comment on the person ahead of you in line and tell her what her words have meant to you. You can do it with anyone else you’d like as well!
GO
Is there anything more beautiful than a smile?
No, not the plastic, painted on, fake smile that is totally posed;
The one that says, now is the time to smile so I will look good,
Or so you will like me,
Or because it seems to be the thing to do at the moment.
The smile I’m talking about is the smile that spontaneously comes from the heart.
The one that brightens up the face, lights the eyes and says,
“I’m so glad to see you!” or
“If I could choose anyone in the whole world, you are the one I’d want to see…right now!
Maybe that’s why we get so excited when our infants smile for the first time.
They are saying, “I know you. You are someone who is safe. I love you.”
Maybe that’s why we hate it when the comments about their having gas irritate us so much.
Of course, they are smiling. They are our children. They love us. STOP
Recently, we moved away from our home in Texas to be closer to family.
Because our family is so spread out, we moved to be near the family that had no nearby grandparents.
…yet still lived in the United States.
We have always had good friends wherever we have lived.
Really wonderful friends. I wouldn’t trade them for the world!
But there really isn’t anything like being near your family.
You have history together that is mostly good.
Having childen to discuss issues with, who know you and your history
And love you anyway.
And having your grandchildren smile when you walk into the room
And want to hug and kiss you when you leave?
PRICELESS!
Thanks for your post. Happy to come by your blog, visiting from FMF.
thanks for stopping by julie:) nice to meet you. i enjoyed your post about goldilocks:)
Love Gritty Grace. My blog is Gritty Redemption.
hi sundi, i enjoyed reading you blog. love the name. nice to meet you:)
Thank you for sharing! YES! I love a smile of true joy. When I haven’t seen my kids in 24 hours and, after a night with Nana and Grandpa full of Yes – they still light up to see me! The way they smile when they hear of a surprise! The way I smile when they tell their silly jokes. Smiles are priceless. Thank yo for sharing! Love, love.
thanks for stopping by caroline…the name of my oldest granddaughter! i enjoyed your blog but only got to 2011 of your medical issues! i’ll have to come back and read more. i can identify with you…i hate stories without lots of details. for the most part, i’m not a detail person either but have had to learn to observe certain details at work…since i’m a nurse:)
we just moved to AL from nearly 25 years in TX…Tyler in fact. i know it’s not near you, but i have friends that grew up in ft. worth. glad to meet you:) i totally enjoyed your blog:)
Dear Martha
Yes, I agree. One is truly blessed if you have family that loves you unconditionaly. It brings joy to my heart when I think of the privilege of being part of God’s haven.y family. Oh, your words about the baby’s gas, made me smile!
Blessings
Mia xx
hi mia, (that’s the name of my granddaughter in the photo:) i don’t know if they have the saying where you live, but here there are many who try to point out to new moms that the reason their baby seems to be smiling is that they have gas. i don’t know why they do that. if a baby is happy and seems to be smiling, let’s assume the baby is actually smiling and is happy. why do we have to give a negative reason for it? ACK! (can you tell i’m a nurse and have heard an amazing number of reasons given by family members for “why” things happen the way they do! many of them not really based on facts.)
i’m glad you stopped by my blog. i hope to see you again soon…and to think you visited all the way from south africa! that is a very long way away!
I completely agree with everything you wrote! Family IS everything. friends ARE great, and priceless, but family is one step more than that. Live your post, and your pic is so sweet!
hi val, i tho’t i wrote you. maybe i did it on your blog. anyway, thanks for stopping by. glad you enjoyed the post:)