Ducks

Ducks!

           Today Zane and I were able to extract some pictures from my digital camera.  So, I wanted to post about some pictures that were taken at the end of May.  As you know we got married at the end of June.  So, in May I packed up my house (with the help of friends), and ended my career as a school teacher.  With wedding planning, and trying to prepare mentally for our union, and also for the prospects of becoming a mother to a teenager, I was overwhelmed.  Not only was I doing all of these things but I was also preparing to leave some very precious friends I had made. In the midst of this the ducks appeared!  They will always be a fond memory of mine. 

See, at the end of the drive way to my home in Independence there was a giant nasty mud hole.  Ew!  Every time it rained the hole filled up and left me with a nasty mess; not only at the end of the drive way but, also all over my vehicle.  In some aspects the mud hole represented the stress in my life at that time.  One day I was pondering with a friend the prospects of making the mud hole look better.  We flippantly spoke of floating rubber duckies in the puddle.  We laughed off this idea and went on about our busy schedules.   

The evening of graduation my friend and next door neighbor offered me a ride to the graduation.  We took some trash from my house to the dumpster.  We drove by my house to drop off the trash can and lo and behold here is what I see...      

     These ducks were just what I needed that day!  They provided a good laugh, and a warm memory was created.  Each duck included several notes of thanks and encouragement from the teachers and students that I had worked with over the past two years.  I still think of the ducks often.  They represent something to me.  Sometimes in the midst of lives yucky mud-ness something wonderful happens.  It does not have to be costly or time consuming even.  But, it must be heart felt and meaningful! 

Today was like that as well.  We had a wonderful time just being together.  We did share some coffee (thanks to a gift card), and we "window shopped" at the mall (yes, Zane tried on a $500 coat)! It was a blast!  I am thankful for these *sigh* sort of moments! :)

I am extra thankful for the moments of pleasantness along lives path! I am thankful to God for always knowing just what and who I need!