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Celebrating The Small Things: Time


Beauty in a Dying Tree Copyright 2013 by R.A. Robbins

To be honest, when Bob lost his job before he was planning to retire I was not happy. But now I am glad he decided to accept what happened and not fight a wrongful termination. I can see we were really given a gift. The gift of time. Time to sit and talk to each other. Time to work together. Time to go to the movies on a weekday. Time to go for long walks and wait for good photo opportunities — like todays photo taken in the aftermath of a planned burn in a nature park. So this week I am celebrating time.

What small things are you celebrating?

Thought for Today

“You’ll never be disappointed if you always keep an eye on uncharted territory, where you’ll be challenged and growing and having fun.”— Kirstie Alley

Thought for Today

Resting on a bench (Photo credit: JanneM)

“Science has never drummed up quite as effective a tranquilizing agent as a sunny spring day.” — W. Earl Hall

Thought for Today

Prairie Pond #2Copyright 2010 by R.O. Robbins — Prairie Pond #2
Copyright 2010 by R.O. Robbins

“If you begin to live life looking for the God that is all around you, every moment becomes a prayer.” —Frank Bianco

Women’s Heart Thought for April

Health fair at Hanover Presbyterian Church (Photo credit: Christiana Care)

“Start the conversation about heart health with your doctor ASAP. The younger you are when you become aware of your own risk, the more you can do to lower your chances of dying from it.” — Leslee Shaw, PhD, Director, Emory Clinical Cardiovascular Research Institute (quote from Womans Day magazine, March 2013)

Thought for Today

Picture 155 blue sky clouds 1 resized — Copyright 2011 by R.O. Robbins

“It is good to get justice, but better to do it; fun to have things but more to make them. The happy man is he who lives the life of love, not for the honors it may bring, but for the life itself.”~ R.J. Baughan

Thought for Today

“Faith is about doing. You are how you act, not just how you believe.”–Mitch Albom

Celebrate the Small Things: Cake

Carrot CakeCopyright 2013 by R.A. Robbins — Carrot Cake
Copyright 2013 by R.A. Robbins

Most people celebrate special occasions with cake. At our house cake is a reason for celebration all its own. And why not?

This week I made a carrot cake and we are still celebrating. Click here for my Carrot Cake Recipe and you can join the celebration.

There is a weekly Blog Hop at Scribblings of an Aspiring Writer called Celebrate the Small Things. I like the idea, so on Fridays I will write a blog post about one small thing worth celebrating during the week. Please feel free to visit Scribblings of an Aspiring Writer to see what other people are celebrating.

What small things are you celebrating?

Thought for Today

Smile of the Day (Photo credit: garryknight)

“A cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition.” — William Arthur Ward

Thought for Today

Chalco Sunsetcopyright 2013 by R.A. Robbins — Chalco Sunset
copyright 2013 by R.A. Robbins

“Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens.” Kahlil Gibran