Good morning everyone. I woke up this morning after a restless night on the living room couch. Last night my bed was invaded by lttle critters. Two of them to be exact. One about 4' 8" and the other 4' 3". Alyssa and I stayed in the living room watching TV and fell asleep. It wasn't a sound sleep or restful sleep. When I woke up this morning, I just wanted to go back to bed and sleep the whole day but I knew that wasn't an option.
I got my Bible and decided to go to the back patio and read. Robert followed with his Bible and we sat out back and just talked about the previous days events and our feelings about things. Keep in mind, we don't go out back unless we have company. It's just something we have never really taken advantage of. I don't know why. Maybe because our dog is so hyper, or the fact that when company comes, we clean up really good and get rid of all the dog hair that accumulates, or maybe we have just gotten used to being inside the house all the time. Anyway, whatever the reason, today I felt like I needed to be outside.
As we were talking, Amber woke up and came out to feed the dog. She played with the dog for awhile and then went back in. A minute later she came out with her laptop and sat with us. As we continued to talk, I realized that these are the moments that we so often take for granted. We talked about her health, about times we've shared in the past, we talked about her job. We looked at all the different kinds of birds in the area that take time out in our yard to look for food or just walk around the yard. I wondered why we don't spend more time out there.
We read our Bible and talked about the plans for the day. Funny, after being out there, I didn't want to come back into the house. I think that today was the perfect way to start my day and I know that I'm looking forward to spending more time out there. Somehow the fresh air is a great way to clear thoughts and feel refreshed.
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