Birthdays

I sit under my small awning and watch the rain blow in from the mountains. Cascading past my eyes with a passion only the earth can produce, it wraps me up in its freshness and carries me away; helping me to simply accept what is.

Rain reminds me of that circle of life, of which I am only a small part, and it reminds me of the blessing August 16th. has brought through the years. My great Aunt Lela was born on this day nearly 120 years ago! She passed away long ago, but I will never forget her.

My beautiful Tiffany was born on this day merely 14 years ago and she is such a beautiful blessing in my life. Little red haired Tiffany with all her sweetness is growing up so quickly. That tiny two pound four ounce baby is now a lovely teenager!

I think of my Muse whose birthday is also today, a soul so sweet and strong that he flows into my imagination and back out in stories and even a book. I have no gift for him today, but when that book is published you can be sure I will share its bounty. Knowing this gives me the impetus to keep pushing it forward.

Real people in a real world, whose lives touch mine, like the rain, in ways both big and small. People who often have no idea of the way they light my way, or carry me through simply because they are. I only hope I can do that in some small way for another being here, or there. I suspect it is what life is all about.

Happy Birthday, I am sending you lots of love and wishing you the very best in the year to come.