Day 93: Little

Had my family visit over the weekend.  They brought the baby with them!  This is my nephew, Ad.  It's true when they say that babies are such amazing little creatures.  They hardly do anything productive as newborns, but you watch them all day long doing absolutely nothing but sleep, yawn, drink milk, and smile a little.  Ad's at an age where everything he does is cute and funny, though.  He eats a bit now, too.  Plays a lot, and makes you laugh.

This is a selfish thought, but sometimes I wish he'd Never Grow Up (Taylor Swift).

Day 52: Sunlight

Not my most perfect landscape.  But how can you ignore something as beautiful as this sunrise?  It's like the sun god saying Hello World (Lady Antebellum).  I'm not really religious, but whenever I see the sky lit with sunlight, or sparkling with the moon and stars, or filled with clouds, even dripping down rain, I feel as if it's God's way of telling me, "Well, let's have you watch this miracle again."  Sort of like a magic trick.  Only this one better than anything else.  And all I can do is stare in awe.

I remember always feeling a bit sad whenever I would hear people say that they have never seen a miracle.  It makes you realize how little we appreciate the miracles that happen everyday.  What about waking up everyday?  The sun still shining?  The moon still phasing?  Children?  I know it's cheesy, but I consciously try to live appreciating that I'm blessed enough to live in such a beautiful world.  It isn't easy, but with this conscious thought, I live working harder.  Trying to give back, in the ways I know of, to pay forward every blessing that I do not feel I deserve.