Dog Doo Travels

I was picking up Sophie's "gifts" one day, and decided from now on, I need to take a camera with me. It's not that her gifts are so precious and should be photographed, but what I see on my walks all the way around the yard are pretty amazing.
Mom Turkey now brings her brood to eat while I'm standing right there! I talk to the babies, and although mom doesn't like that, I love to hear the babies "chirp" back at me. I'm picking up turkey "doo" right along with the dog doo.... there is something special about having nature 'trust' you and want to be in your world.

Finally! A blue sky! I love to watch clouds. It is relaxing and fun to do with my girls. I am a true skywatcher. Day and night, I'm always looking to see what's going on "up there". When I really need to talk to God, I look up. You don't always need to bow your head when you pray if your heart is submissive and your eyes are on Him.

A little rain on the hostas is a good thing. It makes my garden look tropical. So do the spiders and little lizards, but who is being a scaredy cat? Not me. All of my hostas are "borrowed" or moved from the old house. I love all the different varieties and colors. I call it my "Serenity Garden". Small Lake Superior rocks line my garden with hand painted words...."joy" "peace" "love" "hope" and "faith". We hope to take the girls to LS and steal some more rocks for our other gardens!

Oh, what I would have done to have a treehouse like this as a kid. My own childhood "fort" was made out of a refrigerator box, and my trampoline was an old mattress. These kids have it pretty good. They just don't seem to know it yet. Why does it take so long for that realization to occur? Kids don't have to "want" for much these days. We as parents sometimes decide our kids want something they never even asked for. I was convicted of that, and it has changed drastically. They have a big yard to play in. What more do they need anyway? I love going up into the treehouse. I feel about 10 years old up there!

There's nothing like looking at the sky through tree branches. Try it some time. Try looking at your situation like that sometime and see if the answer doesn't come a little quicker. It's amazing what a new perspective you will get when looking at a different angle.

Thanks for going on my Dog Doo Journey this morning. Again, be blessed by the "little things" around you and truly appreciate them. You will be blessed beyond belief when you see that God gives us little things that make us feel pretty special.