Few things in life give me greater pleasure than to work in the garden and see things come alive. After a few years of living in apartments with limited space for such things, my husband and I have finally come to live in an actual house with a large yard. Of course, my budget isn't nearly as big as my plans, but I have finally been able to start my Spring planting.
So far, we have had the usual fickle Northern Utah kind of weather - warm days, followed by very cold days with rain and hail, immediately followed by another warm spell, topped off with a hard freeze warning. I have learned in my time here that most things can't be planted until after Mother's Day. But, there are some things that don't seem to mind the crazy weather at all.
Having a young son does limit the time I am able to spend outside playing in the dirt, but it also seems to make that time all the more pleasurable.
One of my other hobbies is photography. Since having our son, James, it gives me even greater joy to try and capture the everyday wonders he experiences. I don't think I really noticed how fast life can go by until I had him. Now, I marvel at how each day seems to fly, counting his time on earth in days, then weeks, then months. How quickly he will grow up and have adventures without me there!
Despite the fast pace our world lives in, I have learned to look for the joy in the small things. Whether it be stealing a few minutes to plant some seeds, observing the house wrens bouncing from dandelion stalk to dandelion stalk in the yard, watching James master some new skill, or simply noticing how wonderful it is to have my head on my pillow at night, it has become a habit of mine to take time to just be in the moment. And honestly, how do we know how many moments we have left to enjoy?
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