I drove to a breakfast with some lady friends this morning and the beauty of the sun shining through frosted tree branches took my breath away.  It made me stop and consider how much beauty exists in the small moments of life.

I guess beauty shows up in different ways to different people.  To me, it was the pale corn yellow of a winter sun and the sparkling of ice, it was the warmth of my steering wheel and the sound of the music playing in my car, snaking its way into my heart and the tap tap tap of my fingers.  It was the hug of greeting from my friends, the conversations we shared.  It was the first sip of my chai and the comfort of my couch and blankets when I arrived home, the fatigue pulsing so deeply it was in my bones.

Beauty was the nudging of Lucy’s nose, her head rubbing softly on my legs to make sure I was okay, to tell me she loved me.  It was dancing candles in the early darkness of a winter night, shared popcorn and a movie with my love, cake pops and frizzy water and end of night walks around the curved neighborhood sidewalks.

Beauty was everywhere for me today.  It emanated from my life, from the love of my friends and the love of my family and the deep, indescribable love of my husband and my puppy. Beauty triumphed today in the winter sunshine.

Xox, g