The Best Things in Life ARE Free

This has been striking me again and again here in the land of plenty....

I love how much is available here in the good ol' U.S of A and have been doing my share to buy up Christmas presents and "nick nacks" at the stuff mart. We have been to Disneyland, the beach, to the east, west, north of this wonderful land.

With all this wonderful experience I have been reflecting on this: "When am I the happiest?" What truly satisfies? Jesus of course. Everything else it a dim substitute for the bright light of Him. I am so guilty of trying to replace that satisfaction with something else, mostly food and entertainment. They are the Turkish delights that pull me in with the greatest ease.

I truly love the simple pleasures that God has blessed me with:

The free gift of forgiveness and the joy of knowing I am God's child
Watching Sierra toddle around in her footie pajamas
Reading in the sun
Listening to Weston pretend
Talking with family
Singing at church
Jogging slowly and taking in the surroundings
Listening to Peter sing to the kids at night
Seeing Peter laugh with friends
Cooking a nice dinner

I do admit just walking down Main Street at Disneyland is a delight too!

Weston

Weston has been enjoying discovering America. He has seen so many new things. Some of the favorites are still drinking fountains and automatic doors at stores. He also loves shopping carts, fountains and fruit trees. This week he has enjoyed the rollercoasters at Disneyland. He LOVES going fast and being a little scared as he wooshes around the turns and drops. He loves firecrackers too.

He has a great imagination.

Today he woke up a doctor. He decided my arm was broken. He has casted my arm, removed the cast, given me an x-ray and did some stretching for phyiscal therapy!

On Sunday he invited me to his house to watch a movie. First he showed me where to sit on the sidewalk next to the gate and then he asked me what movie I wanted to watch. He had two flower pots and he was pretending that they were dvds. Then he turned it on and instructed me to watch the tv. He was pretending that the movie was playing on the black wooden gate. :)

I think that the preschool age is so much fun!