Give Me the Simple Life…..

Of traveling the back roads

Of the taste of homemade strawberry jam on my toast…
Grannie’s homemade muscadine jelly…and cornflakes for breakfast

Of sprouting life from tiny seeds…watching them grow…
and shelling sweet peas that I grew in my little garden…

Of awakening to a cool morning with the songs of birds…
and watching bluebirds build their home; awaiting to see the babies fly

Of long conversations with my child, most of the time about nothing important

Of being able…

slow and easy…

taking in every little detail…

sitting in silence…

unfussy...

Of sweet prayers offered by a kneeling child...
and seeing a child being baptized on Sunday morning

Of reading a good book and living through the characters…
sharing their feelings, experiencing…being there in places I've never been 

Of making memories, one moment at a time…
and remembering them

Of dirt roads, running barefoot, picking blackberries,
reminiscing walks with Granddaddy down that dirt road

Of a tight hug, a touch of a hand, and a kind gentle word

Of …slow…easy…comfortable… uncomplicated … undemanding

"Things are simple, it is us human beings that make it difficult."

~Caprice Bourret

I trust that you will find your simple space, slow down

and appreciate those simple little things…

take it all in…

Breathe…

Take a ride in the country and just experience how simple life can be!