You See the Moon…

It’s full moon…I love full moon…love how full of promise it is…

Can you see the trees?

I went outside last night…because the moon was so beautiful shining amongst the trees…and clouds…it was soft…it was glowing…there was one star…shining just above…and to the side…I was mesmerized…I came inside…grabbed my camera…and photographed the magic…

Except…the resultant pictures…weren’t magic…gone were the tree branches…gone was the star…gone were the glowing clouds…all that was left was…a big bright orb…against a very dark background…

I was disappointed…I had wanted to share the magic with you today…Bertha says…that I have shared it with you…a different kind of picture…one that lets you see it through your trees…your clouds…with your star…above your yard…

And…I suppose she’s right…okay…of course she’s right…I only truly see things…when I see them through the lens of my own life…and…I know the same is true for you…

I hope you felt the promise…the hope…the magic…that I saw last night…as the moon was full…shining amongst the trees…and a wisp of clouds…with one star…just above…and to the side…

Jane

Not So…Everyday Magic…

There’s a certain magic to the lowly kitchen table…oh…not…the hocus pocus…pull a rabbit out of the hat magic…it’s the magic that knits families together…

The kitchen table is where…homework is done…crafts are made…meals are shared…and the best…most heartfelt…conversations take place…

I enjoyed such a magical evening last night…

The invitation to my sister’s for chicken stew…was simple enough…the high school was selling stew…she was buying a gallon…thought she’d invite just the sisters…and Mama…no extended family…to eat…

I had other plans…probably couldn’t make it…sorry…

But…as things work out…I got through in time to go…a bit late…but…I made it…the men were already retiring to the den…for conversations of golf and ball…a game of some sort was playing on TV…

I’d already eaten…but…there’s always room for brownies and ice cream…the four women naturally gravitated around the table…I can’t remember the last time…it was like that…no children…however grown…no business to be discussed…no hustle…no bustle…

I’m not certain of everything we talked about…a little religion…a little politics…a few aches and pains…just…life in general…the topics of conversation…really…of little consequence…because…it was magic…a Mama…and her daughters…sitting around the kitchen table…just enjoying being together…

And…it doesn’t happen every day…

Jane

All I Want for Christmas…Is a Day on the Couch…

I’m sort of a sucker for sappy Christmas movies…and they’ve already started…so…I’ve spent a rainy Sunday afternoon…on the sofa…with a blanket…watching movies…

That almost sounds decadent…there are so many things I could have been doing…should have been doing…or…are there…

Sometimes…what I really need is a break…a time to dream…to believe in the magic of Christmas…in the magic of love…of family…of home…it’s just that I don’t always give myself permission to do it…

So…today…I did…I gave myself full permission…nothing else I needed to do…it’s a short work week…all I really had to do was…just lie there…glued to the TV…

The funny thing is…once I sincerely gave myself permission to omit the to-do list…it no longer seemed so daunting…and little by little…things started to happen during commercials…soup was made…the kitchen was cleaned…the floor was swept…

And I’ve still kept up with the movies…and yes…Christmas is saved every time…just in the Nick of time…by Santa’s daughter…that seemed to be a theme for the day…

Now…the blog is written…the coffee pot is ready for an early morning wake-me-up…and I’m going back to the sofa…until heading for bed…couldn’t have asked for a better afternoon…

Jane