Hidden Hope

It's been super cold here on the Eastern Shore of Maryland....down right frigid!!
We even had a little bit of snow and sleet fall this morning....

Rusty and Brody are just lovin it....constantly running in and out!
I am so thankful that I don't have to go out and drive at all today!  It's just a  slippery mess out there!

 I'm happy to  just be home, doing a little reading and some housework today.   My Amaryllis bulb is really starting to take off now!  Even Brody looks surprised at how fast it's growing!  lol!

I did go outside for a bit this morning to have a look around.  I love looking at foot tracks left in the snow.... and then I try to figure out what little critter made them...these are most definitely made by a little bird.

I did discover something in the snow this morning that made my heart flutter and put a HUGE smile on my face......

Daffodils!  Oh Yea!

They are poking their tips up through the ice and snow....and giving me much needed hope and encouragement.
Hang in there!  Spring is coming!  :)

Hope you have a blessed day too!

Puzzled ?

Ugh!....... Don't you find it SOOOO DISAPPOINTING when  you have spent days working on a puzzle and you have finally finished it, only to discover that it is missing one piece?
Where on earth could it be? I have searched high and low for it.  The endless possibilities of what happened to it run through my head. Maybe this piece fell out of the box at the factory ...maybe my sleeve accidentally brushed it to the floor, maybe I vacuumed it up or maybe the dog ate it???
I know it's not the end of the world, and it seems so trivial... but this just does not sit right with me! It goes against my grain!
It's like baking a cake and not slathering the icing on it....or painting a beautiful picture and not putting your signature on it!
I know, I know, I know.....I really need to put this small annoyance into proper perspective.
If this is the only disappointment I have had to deal with all week long, then I have been truly blessed by the Lord!    And for that I am thankful!   :)

Hope you had a blessed week too!

Soup and Amaryllis

For wintertime entertainment, I planted an Amaryllis bulb. I really enjoy watching these beautiful bulbs grow so rapidly and then bloom. This bulb promises to have red and white flowers....so we shall see what appears over the next several weeks.

I also made HUGE pot of chicken noodle soup. I have been sick since before Christmas with a terrible cold/cough!   All over the news are reports that the flu is now rampant in our area! Thank the good Lord I got a flu shot just before Christmas!   If I had not gotten the flu shot, my cold might have been even worse....if that is at all possible! 
Or maybe, just maybe.... I got sick because I got the flu shot?  Who knows?
 Anyway, when I am sick I always crave a nice hot bowl of chicken noodle soup...there is something so comforting and healing about it. yummmm! 
How about you?  What comforts you when your feeling sick?

 Blessings on your day and try to stay healthy!
 Terry

Double Trouble

The boys have been visiting us for four days. They love running and playing throughout the house.  I found these two along with our dog in our shower stall playing.......btw...the water was not running!   lol!   Then a short time later I found all three of them jumping on our bed!   Our dog Brody is not allowed up on our furniture.....but he LOVES playing with Riley and Silas and I am sure that he could not resist the temptation to join in the fun on the bed!     :0)

Have a blessed day!