October 22

The very first entry in this blog --which was written more than seven years ago-- featured this same item. I kept it on the kitchen counter at our old house, and now it lives in the punch out window in the kitchen at our new house.

As I rinsed a dish this morning, I looked up and noticed how my Fall bean seedlings have grown up and entwined their little arms around the word. There was something interestingly calming about the sight and about the implied message that life literally grows and expands on hope. With hope.

It's not only a lovely thought, but it's also a true one. So much of the happiness we experience during this life is based on our ability to have faith and to hope for better. 

And for that reminder, I'm grateful.