Warm Heart #5

If you were in that big 4WD truck that passed me the other day on the deserted winter mountain road...

I do NOT apologize.

Yes, it's probably strange to see a hunched over, pale, chubby, middle-aged woman dancing by her truck in the snow while making a victory signal overhead.

But, I still don't care.

I drove BY MYSELF...

Over one of the rugged mountain passes by our house...

to go from our tiny town to another small town 90 minutes away.

It was one of the magical, monochrome moments that only occur on an early, snowy winter morning.

I fishtailed.

I went five miles an hour.

I gripped the steering wheel so tightly that I might have left fingerprints.

When I got to the top of the mountain (90 minutes later)

I drove into what I thought was fog.

When I realized I was actually driving through the clouds!

The clouds!

I was so happy and excited that I got out and did a little victory dance.

Badly.

And that's when a truck passed me by.

What a happy, joyous moment.

I did it BY MYSELF.

And for a moment I conquered a mountain.

Wow.

 

This post is linked to Warm Heart Wednesday #5 for week beginning December 9.  For other heart warming links, please click here.

Warm Heart Wednesday Number 5

 

ACCCK!   I APOLOGIZE.   I DIDN'T SET UP THE POST SETTING CORRECTLY.

It occurred to me the other day that sometimes I am stuck in the bad...not seeing or recognizing the good as often as I should.

 

I allow myself to be filled with weight and worry and woes.

 

Not always.

 

But sometimes too often.

 

I forget to remember the wonderful small, positive things that happen each week...a card in the mail, someone holding a store door or asking where I get my hair cut, a funny little story, or a ray of sunshine warming my face.
 

Warm Heart Wednesday is for me.   To start remembering.  And to make a journal of joy.

 

I hope you will consider joining me on this adventure by sharing something that made YOUR heart warm over the past week.  I think it will be fun and uplifting to read your ongoing journals as well.

 

 

Warm Heart Wednesday for the week of December 9 through December 15.

 

I am loving visiting these links.   And even though things are super crazy with Christmas it's nice to take a few moments to breathe and read happy thoughts!   Thank you, thank you.   Last week I found myself thinking of moments that I might write about!   This is going to be soooo good for me! 

 

And...

 

Please remember I'm working the kinks out of this.

 

If you have any questions about Warm Heart Wednesday or problems doing your link just post it in a comment or send me an e-mail. I'll do my best to help you as quickly as I can.

The McLinkey will be live from 1:00 pm MST time Wednesday afternoon.

And remember.... link back to this post, you need to be registered as a follower of my blog, PG posts only, and you must visit at least 10 other posts...perhaps consider starting from the last posts and work backwards. The links will stay live after the final post deadline has passed so you can even wait and visit over the weekend or whenever you have more time.

Warm Heart Week 4

So many wonderful things happened around my last week.

I feel my eyes are opened more to beauty and peace now.

Kind of like when you're pregnant and you notice every other pregnant woman on the planet.

Kind of like when you're hungry and you notice every other person eating chocolate or...

Oh.

Oops.

I digress.

The single moment that warmed my heart the most was walking outside after a snowfall.

It had gotten quite cold and my shoes were doing that squeaky little sound on the snow.

And I just wanted to twirl around and shout.

Okay.

There may have been some shouting for real.

But definitely no twirling.

Except in my mind.

 

This post is linked to Warm Heart Wednesday #4 for week beginning December 2.  For other heart warming links, please click here.

Warm Heart Wednesday Week #4

 

It occurred to me the other day that sometimes I am stuck in the bad...not seeing or recognizing the good as often as I should.

 

I allow myself to be filled with weight and worry and woes.

 

Not always.

 

But sometimes too often.

 

I forget to remember the wonderful small, positive things that happen each week...a card in the mail, someone holding a store door or asking where I get my hair cut, a funny little story, or a ray of sunshine warming my face.
 

Warm Heart Wednesday is for me.   To start remembering.  And to make a journal of joy.

 

I hope you will consider joining me on this adventure by sharing something that made YOUR heart warm over the past week.  I think it will be fun and uplifting to read your ongoing journals as well.

 

 

Warm Heart Wednesday for the week of December 2 through December 8.

 

I loved last weeks links AND I visited them all to lift my spirits!   Thank you, thank you.   Last week I found myself thinking of moments that I might write about!   This is going to be soooo good for me! 

 

And...

 

Please remember I'm working the kinks out of this.

 

If you have any questions about Warm Heart Wednesday or problems doing your link just post it in a comment or send me an e-mail. I'll do my best to help you as quickly as I can.

The McLinkey will be live from 1:00 pm MST time Wednesday afternoon.

And remember.... link back to this post, you need to be registered as a follower of my blog, PG posts only, and you must visit at least 10 other posts...perhaps consider starting from the last posts and work backwards. The links will stay live after the final post deadline has passed so you can even wait and visit over the weekend or whenever you have more time.

Warm Heart Wednesday #3

Last week was filled with blessings.

The one that is still making me smile, though, is the cranky women at the grocery store checkout actually looked up and smiled at me.

I've never seen her smile before.  Ever.

But this time, she smiled wide.

And.

Then she said, "You're always so nice when you come through my line."

Not poetic gratitude but it just reinforces my determination to try and find positive every single day.

 

This post is linked to Warm Heart Wednesday #3 for week beginning November 25.  For other heart warming links, please click here.

Warm Heart Wednesday #3

 

It occurred to me the other day that sometimes I am stuck in the bad...not seeing or recognizing the good as often as I should.

 

I allow myself to be filled with weight and worry and woes.

 

Not always.

 

But sometimes too often.

 

I forget to remember the wonderful small, positive things that happen each week...a card in the mail, someone holding a store door or asking where I get my hair cut, a funny little story, or a ray of sunshine warming my face.
 

Warm Heart Wednesday is for me.   To start remembering.  And to make a journal of joy.

 

I hope you will consider joining me on this adventure by sharing something that made YOUR heart warm over the past week.  I think it will be fun and uplifting to read your ongoing journals as well.

 

 

Warm Heart Wednesday for the week of November 25 through December 1.

 

I loved last weeks links AND I visited them all to lift my spirits!   Thank you, thank you.   Last week I found myself thinking of moments that I might write about!   This is going to be soooo good for me! 

 

And...

 

Please remember I'm working the kinks out of this.

 

If you have any questions about Warm Heart Wednesday or problems doing your link just post it in a comment or send me an e-mail. I'll do my best to help you as quickly as I can.

The McLinkey will be live from 1:00 pm MST time Wednesday afternoon.

And remember.... link back to this post, you need to be registered as a follower of my blog, PG posts only, and you must visit at least 10 other posts...perhaps consider starting from the last posts and work backwards. The links will stay live after the final post deadline has passed so you can even wait and visit over the weekend or whenever you have more time.

Warm Heart Wednesday #2

Wild horses...couldn't drag me away...from where we now live.

On our trips from where we live to the big city we drive through scenery of incredible grandeur.

And quite often on this drive through rugged mountains we see wild horses.

Last week was no exception.

There they were.

Trotting across the highway.

Manes and tales flowing with the ripples of velvet-sheened muscles.

As always they took my breath away.

And warmed my heart.

 

This post is linked to Warm Heart Wednesday #2 for week beginning November 18.  For other heart warming links, please click here.