Walking it Out

Last night I had to run to the ATM to get some cash for the weekend.  Driving home from the bank it was getting dusky and the sky was just incredible.  I know I shouldn't be driving and taking pictures, but I just needed to capture it.  It was stunning.  The clouds off in the distance were rimmed with the most perfect edge of bright light and the ray of sun beaming up  from behind them just made me want to shout Hallelujah!  This picture does not do it justice.

We had a strong line of thunderstorms roll through late last night and me and my girls decided to cancel our hike for this morning.  We haven't ever hiked McKinney Roughs Nature Park before and just were not sure how muddy it would be.  We are not expert hikers and don't have any fancy shoes or boots to traverse super slippery slopes.  As newbie hikers we figured we would wait for a dry weekend where tennis shoes would work on most surfaces.  

So instead of a hike, I spent the morning with my sturdy steed TWDITW and headed out to explore the trails and paths around our own neighborhood.  We are so blessed with lovely places to walk that make you feel very much like you are in a nature park just steps from your own front door.  It was windy and chilly and we hardly saw another soul.  Here are some pictures from our adventures.  

I spent much of my walk talking to God, feeling all my feelings, dreaming of the future, grateful for the present, joyful for the beauty and kindness all around me.  So, before 9:30 a.m. me and Coop got some soul refreshing walking therapy, fresh air, vitamin D and our 10,000 steps in for the day.  Every day should start just like this.  Just walking it out. 

After our walk, I came home, cranked up the coffee maker and whipped up a little vegan breakfast of sautéed veggies and potatoes.  It was pretty and tasty. 

I can hear Cooper snoring on the couch from the kitchen.  He is spent.  For me and the rest of this lovely day, I have to take care of signing Chip up for camp, doing a little yard work, some house work, run a couple of errands and then I am having dinner with a sweet friend.

Speaking of sweet friends, I woke up this morning to such encouraging messages from friends who read my Messiversary post from yesterday.  I hit the jackpot in the friend category.  No joke.  I know the nicest, sweetest, funniest, thoughtful, most beautiful people.  So grateful for that kind of love in my life!

Blessed.