It's Raining Words

"One must be drenched in words

literally soaked in them

to have the right ones

form themselves into the proper pattern

at the right time."

~ Hart Crane

I'm all for a good soaking. Throw me under the shower. Fill up the bath. Hose me down. Or leave me out in the rain. I'll be the one running barefoot under the crying skies.

Give me a book. Give me a blog. Give me a magazine, a quote, a song and poem and I will show you one wet through happy girl. And please oh please bring me a cup of tea with a dash of dictionary and a thesaurus to snuggle up to and I will be yours forever.

What ever you do, don't take the words. That's how the last Ice Age really happened. They didn't tell you that in school did they! But I know. I am Tab after all :)

What about you? What are you doing to soak in words?

Still Stompin Through the Puddles?

"Ever tried

Ever Failed.

No Matter.

Try again.

Fail again.

Fail better."

~ Samuel Beckett

I am thankful for the lessons of failing.

These are some of my greatest moments of success

because I am still here

I am still trying

still stompin through the puddles...

What about you? Failed? Failing? Still moving forward? Care to share a moment that helped define you?

With a Grateful Heart

I give thanks for;

strawberry kisses from my fruit lipped boys, blankie cuddles, wake up smiles
sleepy eyes, bedtime stories
soft words bathed in morning light, baby toes and boyhood pockets filled with sand

I give thanks for;

rain and reflections in glassy puddles, the chance to look, the time to wonder, long days and even longer afternoons that don't fade with the setting sun

I give thanks for;

dinner tables filled with chatter, home filled with the sound of them, mismatched shoes, and even missing socks because it means my family surrounds me

I give thanks for;

Him, for be held and holding on, for a reason to continue, a purpose to build hope on, someone who I know is looking for me even before I admit I am lost

I give thanks for;

life and living

for them

for us

and for the ability to stop

and say thank you

with a grateful heart

~

What? You didn't think I was going to miss Thanksgiving just because we don't celebrate it here in Australia did you?Happy thanksgiving y'all. Enjoy the thankfulness.

What about you? Got any simple things or small moments you are thankful for?

(PS- thank you for the prayers for my girlfriend. We are awaiting a positive outcome.

And I think I forgot to tell you all the winner of The Bartered Bride by Erica Vetsch was Shelley. Thanks to everyone who entered.)

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