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Just living the dream\u2026\u2026oh what fun it is to ride and drive and jive! This sweet, little man, my youngest grandson, Bryson, and I are having a great time of summer fun. This is the first time, since my first grandchild 26 years ago, to have alone time for any length of time with one of my other grandchildren. I\u2019m savoring every moment! Usually, our time together includes big brother or one of the parents, but here we are, while big brother is at summer camp in Seattle. <\/p>\n

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Bryson\u2019s main request while in Tulsa: Incredible Pizza \u2013 a place he remembers well and gone away from way too long! We spent several hours there yesterday — jumping on trampolines, laser tag, and bumper cars (I wasn’t jumping OR tagging or bumping, but taking it all in). But, together we rode the go-karts, played miniature golf and lots of games and enjoyed yummy pizza. I listen intently to his musings, his quick little retorts to something silly I said, and to the answer he gave to someone\u2019s question \u201cWhat\u2019s your favorite school subject?\u201d He said, \u201cMath!\u201d What kid says \u201cmath\u201d? I\u2019m thinking\u2026P.E., lunch! I love his desire to impress me with his diving and swimming the length of the pool skills. I love seeing the difference in his miniature golf today (after he\u2019s had many golf lessons from a golf pro versus the non-skilled and, quite frankly, a little bored with the game years ago). I love it when I ask him to pray for our meal and isn\u2019t resistant in any way.<\/p>\n

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The Michie\u2019s (my dear friends and our Tulsa home) son was by last night and we talked about his 3-year-old and 10-month-old children and I, on my bandwagon, urged him to savor the moments. Yes, I know, when our little ones are little, the days are long and the years go by fast. But even when those days are long, I urged him to stop and listen to their words. Joseph told us that the 3-year old woke him up to tell him \u201cI love you. I\u2019m going to miss you today.\u201d Oh, treasure those words today and tomorrow and for years to come.<\/p>\n

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It won’t be long before this little guy and my little guy will be grown up with families of their own. I know I must sound like a broken record \u2013 but I\u2019m passionate about the little things, the simple pleasures, the things that money can\u2019t buy, the beauty of a tender hug and soft kiss on the cheek, a question \u201cNana, can I sleep with you tonight?\u2019 These special simple pleasures keep reminding me that the greatest blessings on earth come without a price tag. <\/p>\n

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Treasuring these times, noticing simple pleasures, and counting our blessings. It means learning to live our lives as if everything were a miracle. Tomorrow may never come, so being aware on a continuous basis of how much we’ve been given. Gratitude shifts our focus from what our life lacks to the abundance of what we already have. Maybe, the best prescription we could take to dispel the common “woe-is-me” attitude is to offer thanksgiving for the “simple pleasures”. We just might be re-energized, have new vitality and excitement for this beautiful life that is made up of “simple pleasures”! Mine starts again today — in a big way when Bryson and I will go see Great Granny, spend time with a little cousin, swim with a friend, climb a tree house, tell silly stories, laugh at Nana singing \u201cCool Kids\u201d and \u201cWhat can I say but you\u2019re welcome!\u201d I’ll savor it all and hold it all close to my heart because my heart is full and overflowing. <\/p>\n

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