THINGS THAT FILL MY HEART FULL

*the smell of Spring *A&W root beer * Sleepovers with Alayna *wind in your hair *babies* crystal chandeliers *   coffee dates with Jen * old books * shooting Polaroids *side-walk chalk *lavender * peonies *  English Gardens * odd shaped windows *cupcakes *flea-markets *Paris *day trips *shooting film *the sound of children's laughter *sweet tea *fresh squeezed lemonade 

*Bella Grace Magazine *leather journals *pink tulips * old handwritten letters *dainty teacups *Bubbles *fuzzy socks *red wine *lace * forehead kisses *sleepy early morning kisses *fresh cut grass *wildflowers *music *the sound of crickets *hardwood floors *scented candles *lilacs *The Fair *the smell of Spring Air flowing in open windows and curtains blowing *house plants *Soft cotton bathrobes *frozen windowpanes *soft pillows *pearl necklaces *chocolate truffles *grace 

*Jesus* clean white bed sheets *black & white photographs *summer sunsets *softly falling snow *wooden boxes filled with special treasurers *Halloween *old wooden swings *ocean waves *art *big oversized sweaters *cotton t-shirts *roaring fires *Friday lunch dates with my Mama *wooden shelves *words*fireflies *twinkly lights *cicada lullabies * baby babbling *the hush of a warm breeze *a day at the lake and smelling like sun and sand* driving back country roads with the music blaring* peppermint tea on cold winter nights before bed * Going to the Country Fair *butterflies and bumble bees *old buttons in a jar *fresh picked apples in wire baskets *valentines *coffee from a french press *a white cashmere scarf *a butterfly pendent a dear friend gave me (Sally) *fresh picked summer flowers from the hill in mason jars *a bowl of lemons *scented soaps *old family photographs *vintage quilts *dainty lingerie *frost on the lawn when Autumn shows up*old bicycles with baskets *instant joy at taking a fluffy blanket out of the dryer and wrapping up in it *family recipes *Easter * teddy bears *hugs that you never want to let go *

Favorite quote: "To survive, you must tell stories." by Umberto Eco

*the silence of a house left empty for while * the silence of a photograph * the silence at the end of a really good book *

XOXO