01.27.2023 | Last Friday in January

Is there anything more beautiful than a blooming orchid in January?  We are really looking forward to the Orchid Show returning to the Missouri Botanical Garden this year.  Have you made your plans to check it out?  Such a beautiful exhibit.  

We have done a much better job of getting out and walking again.  The long walks are our exercise but also a reminder to get out and enjoy nature and our neighborhood.  I'm often content to stay in my own little world and simply be surrounded by my garden and my home.  It gets much worse in the Winter and it's been harder since Holly Doodle has left us.  She was a constant reminder to get out and walk around the neighborhood.  She had people to see and sniffs to sniff.  We have left her leash and harness by the backdoor as a simple, ordinary reminder to get out and walk around.  I feel better when I interact with others, but it doesn't come naturally.  

It's difficult sometimes to say yes to things.  Even things you know you will ultimately bring you joy.  I guess that's exactly what faith is all about.  We just believe and move on.  We keep the faith and believe it will work out.  Maybe not the way we planned, but it will work out.  Maybe not the way we wanted it to, but it will work out.  Keep the faith.  Have a bit of hope and spread a little love on your journey this last Friday in January.  Amen!