Tonight I'm Grateful For....

.... standing amidst gently falling fluffy snowflakes this still, silent night and appreciating the beauty of the moment.

..... an hour long phone conversation with my daughter out in Vancouver. We did a thorough check in with where we are in our lives, talked about our joys, sorrows and high hopes. We laughed.... and told one another how important our relationship is.

.... a rare and unexpected email from my son. Wonders never cease; independent cuss.

...... a break in the lousy weather that allowed Lynda and I to walk the dogs after she arrived home from work. Walking and talking - a good way to start my day and wind down from hers.

.... an hour spent with the overnight counsellor reminiscing about the foolishness and insanity of our drinking and drugging days. Dumbfoundingly amazing that we survived our stupidity. Knee slapping funny to talk about though. 20/20 hindsight and all that....

..... friends - you know who you are.

Satisfied I have enough......

Peace

I'm at work and I've been watching it snow for the last few hours - there's likely between 2 and 3 inches now. Just out for a smoke break and it's a nice bracing cold; exactly what you need at 3 a.m. to wake you up a bit. The snow is the very fine sort almost like sand. As I was watching I'd hoped it'd really let loose with the big fluffy stuff so I could go stand and point my flashlight up into it and be tranfixed once again. But this will do - it's quiet here on the edge of the village, the grounds and trees are beautiful with the even frosting of snow. It's windless and the snow is falling gently out there. It's warm inside and there's a nice hot cuppa by my elbow. Ahhh...priceless.