Thankful #42: I am thankful for a weekend away with friends Part 2

There was so much to be thankful for the time spend away in Brown County that I feel the need to make two posts!

I am thankful for a weekend away with friends; Part 2

I am thankful for the imagination of children.  I spend sometime with some delightful little girls over the weekend and they were so creative and imaginative! All we needed to keep busy were the fresh forest air, some dried leaves, some acorn shells and some twigs and what did we have? We created a completely different world! I love the sweetness that these children possessed and how well they seemed to get along.  They genuinely cared for one another and cared about their well-being.

I am thankful for the sweet sounds of giggles from infants! The adorable of giggles of babies, I think, could save the world. You can't help but melt when you hear the sound of laughter coming from a happy baby. Baby giggles, happy babies, happy children,....Happy Me!

I am ALSO thankful for time spent with good friends. I am thankful for laughter, happiness, togetherness and celebrations of love.

Thankful #41: I am thankful for a weekend away with friends. Part 1.

I was able to take a break from hectic city life for an extended weekend in a rural part of Brown County, Indiana with some wonderful people.  Being that the weekend was full of joy and laughter and nature, I am thankful for SO many things.

I am thankful for hikes through the forest. I am thankful for the way the sunlight hits the ceiling of leaves and makes it's way down to the ground in little spurts. I am so very thankful for the various shades of green throughout a forest.  I love being able to breathe the fresh forest air. I am thankful for being able to hear nothing but crickets, cicadas and frogs through the night.

I am thankful for the sweet innocence of children. I am thankful for the moments when children grab your hand, unprovoked, just to be close and create a special bond.  I am thankful for the tender moment when a baby rests her head upon your chest to relax.  Being able to feel a baby's heartbeat echo through your chest because of the closeness, is indescribable.

I am so very thankful for the opportunity to get away from every day stresses and frustrations and just be.