AN EYES OF WONDER POST

Many of you dear readers were followers of Eyes of Wonder back in the day (for those that don't know what I mean, my mama had a blog for a few years and documented the life of our family). 

All of us children still have access to the blog (it's private now) and occasionally I go back to re-read her writings. 

I thought it might be a nice treat for some of the long-time-ago readers to see one of her posts again.

A Simply Lovely Life.

sun-kissed springtime; domestic bliss.

Bright sunlight and warmth pouring in through open doors and windows. Birdsong upon awakening. Freshly picked flowers. Laundry hung out on the line; clothing, sheets, and diapers, fluttering in the sun-kissed breeze. Off the line, and onto bodies and beds, sun-warmed, and fresh. True pleasure, freely given. Lavish repayment for a simple task--twice enjoyed.

Hours in the garden. New life emerging from the rich dark earth. Welcomed, by the long warm days.

Chickens and eggs, and cookies, cakes, and brownies. Fresh milk.

New frocks and aprons to be sewn. Stacks of books to read. Bread to bake. Dishes to be done, and laundry to be hung out, before open windows, and out beneath blue skies. Childhood laughter, mud, and play. Lazy afternoons curled up on the swing. Fires in the evening. Bubble baths, stories, and tucking in at night. Heads nestled deep in downy-soft pillows, comforters kicked aside, to be gathered up and wrapped around in the wee hours of the morning. Deep sleep. Sweet sleep. Early mornings, refreshed. Breakfasts together, conversation and laughter.

Working hard. Playing hard. Exploring. Creating. Peace and rest, within and without.

The countless joys, of wifehood, husbandhood, motherhood, fatherhood, childhood, family, and the keeping of a home, in the Springtime.

"The secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life, and in elevating them to art."

~William Morris