Things that are lovely....

Food for the imagination...

Of course, the Lord, family, brothers and sisters in Christ, and friends head the list of lovely things to think about, but here are some others...

Blue skies with dots of white clouds...
Pretty candles...
Sparkling clean windows, slightly open with snowy white curtains billowing about them...
Roses...
All flowers...(Never met a flower I didn't like)
Butterflies...
Butterfly houses with lots and lots of different butterflies...
Songbirds...
Primroses...It's a New Year!!
Snowdrops, daffodils -- It's a New Year!! And, spring is on the way...
Hugs...
My Bible and being in the chair where I curl up with it...
Smiles...
Babies...
Baby animals...
Beautifully soothing and sweet-smelling lotions...
Wonderful perfumes...
Stew simmering on a cold afternoon...
A table set with love and care...
Lovely music...
Reading with a beloved dog or cat curled up next to you...
Letting the fire in a fireplace warm your back...
Getting a real letter in the mailbox (emails are nice too, but there's something extra special about getting a hand-written, posted letter in these days of electronic communication)
Sweet tea...Isn't that the only kind of iced tea?
Flower-scented breezes...
Ocean-scented breezes...
Crisp breezes...
Warm breezes...
The sound of leaves rustling in the breeze...
The sound of ocean waves...
The songs of birds...
Pianos...
Sitting in the shade of a lovely tree...
Picnics...
Lemons and flowers in clear glass vases to make pretty and inexpensive arrangements...
The smell of a clean home...
Being in the home of someone who really has a talent for home keeping and their presence and the way their house is arranged makes you feel warm and welcome...
The sound of a fountain...
A white picket fence with roses climbing over it...
The colors pink, yellow, blue, lavender or violet, and peachy pink...(Hardly ever met a color I didn't like, but those are my favorite)...
Antique lace...
Faces with smile lines around the eyes...
Faces of people who have lived and cried and loved and worked and believed are now aged, but have such a sweet, faithful, and full spirit...
The hands of people who have lived and cried and loved and worked and held babies and sewed and knitted and have believed and are now aged, but who have a sweet, faithful, and full spirit...
Chocolate...(Need to enjoy this one a little less! It is possible to have too much of a good thing!)
Splurging once in a while on a salon pedicure...Ahhh!
Running water, a roof over my head, a coat to wear, access to doctors and medicine, adequate food...That's more than many people in the world have...God blesses us so that we can share with those in need.
Sunrises and sunsets...
The beauties of each season...
Healthy and productive work to do...
Beautiful clocks...
Gleaming wood, polished furniture...
Picnic checked table cloths...
Clean sheets...
Wonderful quilts to snuggle under...
Hearing children play...

The world is so full of beautiful things, I'm sure that we should all be as happy as kings...
Robert Louis Stephenson.

Enjoy!
Elizabeth