What Brings You Joy?

It's Friday afternoon - and I'm 'stealing' away to write this blog post while my youngest grand baby sleeps in the room next to me.   After we have read our usual nap time books and I have rubbed her back while she falls asleep - I take a moment to watch this precious babe 'nap' and I knew that today's post had to be about JOY!

Here are just a few of the things that personally bring me JOY:

• Watching my oldest grand daughter [Caitlyn 8] read to her younger brother [Evan 6] and her youngest cousin [Bella 2].  Actually puts a lump in my throat to see these precious children love each other and nourish each other.
• Taking nature walks with the 'grands'.  We not only come back with lots of bugs and leaves and flowers - but also pick up the trash along the way because they know that it's important to the environment.
• Doing anything involving 'crafts' with my little ones.  This has been my job as 'mother', 'auntie', brownie, cub scout and girl scout leader, and now as 'grandma'.  We bake [just made pumpkin spice cupcakes this morning with Bella], we paint, we collect, we dig for treasures.  Not a day that I have the kids goes by that we don't craft something for someone.
• Most recently I find JOY in watching my grandson Evan writing his letters, his name and the pride that he gets from sharing that with me. 
• My children are my other JOY - my Patrick Garrie and my Christina Teresa.  I love that they share their 'time' - their 'children' - their 'Friday nights' with me and my husband.  After 8 years - I know this is asking a lot.....I'm happy they 'want' to be with us.  It especially brings me JOY to see them with their spouses [Jen and Pete] interacting with their beautiful children.  That love alone FILLS MY SOUL.  I am happy to be a part of it......ANY part of it.

"Whatever it is that FILLS 'YOU' WITH JOY - - - - -
Immerse yourself in it - - - - - as often as possible".

As Always, Terrie

P.S.  I'd love to hear what brings YOU JOY.  Have a wonderful weekend.