Calm even in the flurry of activity

During the busyness of December, getting swept up in all the preparations seems inevitable. Sometimes I feel the last weeks of the year are a blur of family dinners, company, Christmas preparations, and Christmas celebration.

Last week I spent time purposely looking for some of the small things of life that could easily be missed in the all bustle. Taking the focus off the overall rush helped me slow down, at least for a while.

Here are some of my favorites sights last week:

• A horse, blanketed against a frosty morning, hitched outside a store
• Christmas trees stacked in bunches in a lot
• Canada geese winging South over a pond
• Lights twinkling high in the mountains from houses decorated for Christmas
• A crackling fire warming a chilly night
• Children singing Christmas carols

Spend some time this week looking for the details of life in our beautiful valley.

Merry Christmas!

~~Colleen