Hot Tea in the summer...

I'm not used to sipping hot tea in the first week of August. That's my fall and winter drink. Yet feeling yucky, taking Rxs, wrapping up in blankets and sipping hot tea have helped me slow down...and enjoy the simple things of life. There is beauty in hearing rain fall, thunder in the distance, neighbors in their yards, summer sounds at night...and silence. I need to slow down frequently. I need to notice the beauty of life regularly. I need to cherish the simple things...continually. I am amazed. I am grateful. I am blessed by His gifts.♥~thl

Stop...Breathe...Know...

Sometimes I have to stop...take a deep breath...tune out all the noise of this world...and remember that even in the chaos of life, God is still very present! He hears. He sees. He knows. He cares. He loves. He is with us. We are never alone. My breath continues and my heart beats as living proof that He holds me in His hands. I am amazed. I am grateful. I am never alone.♥~thl