A little table in the garden

In the garden sits a table

~a little glass table~

that collects a lot of stuff.

It usually holds garden tools, kids’ toys & nature finds, and sometimes freshly picked garden goodies.

But it has an even more special job than that.

Sometimes this little table is an escape for a Mom with a book that needs to stay dry from the water splashing from the pool.

And sometimes it’s a place where a Mom can go to think & pray or even to collect a little calmness and patience.

But some of the best things

~the very best things~

are the views from this table.

  children enjoying summer fun

a yard tool/machine loving little boy watching his oldest brother mowing the front lawn 

a butterfly enjoying the purple coneflowers

 a little boy sharing deep thoughts and his Mom’s soda

 a chicken busy at work in the compost bin

 a scruffy, water soaked puppy watches the chickens from what he must consider a safe distance

 a beautiful sunflower against the bright blue sky

 a young man hard at work who looks an awful lot like his daddy in the picture

 chickens sneaking into the garden despite my best efforts to deter them

 a puppy who now watches the even closer chickens with a suspicious eye {and keeps his distance – he’s learned his lesson well for the puppy the chickens do not like}

And I am struck

~once again~

with just how blessed I am.

Blessed with family, a home, land to work, the beauty of nature around me, joy, and love {just to name a few}.

I am thankful for my little table in the garden and how it can help remind me of what’s important in this life.