stop and smell the snails

Look! snail!



We decided to call him Frank.





Mia watching snail in his temporary digs.



We released him to the great outdoors the next morning.
It was awesome.

chasing gratitude

I have allot to be grateful for.
All of us do.
I'd like to get into the habit of counting these things off each day - not so much as an exercise but more as a way of life.
Kinda like praying under your breath - a way to acknowledge and remember.
It's too easy, in the busy day to day, to forget what I DO have - in the constant pursuit of what I don't.

I think we could all do with a little stock taking if you will. An inventory list of what is right and good and great.

Think I'll start with the obvious:
~ my healthy, happy baby