Mini Snowmen on a Snowy Saturday

This morning we awoke to fresh snow on the ground and the kids were very eager to get outside and play. They wanted to take their little red sleds to play with in the snow and before long I found myself outside helping them to make tiny little snowmen to ride on the sleds...

After they had been outside for quite some time (it's amazing how long they can stay out in the cold...) they came back inside requesting hot cocoa...and we ended up making some skiing mini marshmallow snowmen.

It's at times like these, when you find yourself unexpectantly celebrating the small things in life, like a fresh dusting of snow on the ground with the ones you love, and you feel your heart burst open with joy and gratitude for everything around you, that you find yourself knee deep in the heart of life. Recognizing that joyfulness is a gift that sometimes comes from being fully immersed in the moment...a gift that allows you to forget all about your silly frustrations about how you can "never get anything done" and instead of viewing certain things as distractions, you realize that, if you allow them to be happy moments, they are really the marrow of life. And when you look back, these moments will all string together to become the great garland of what you remember, for you certainly won't be remembering what it was you were distracted from...