Meant To Be

Face each day without expectation.

Experience to the fullest 

whatever adventure comes your way.

It is as God meant it to be.

These messages from God randomly appear on my Facebook page from time to time.  It is set up for a daily message, but mine appear sporadically and they are ALWAYS exactly what I need on a particular day....a day like today.

A day that started at 4am...with a wet bed...and a very wide awake Scotty. It happens...not often, but it happens and bless his heart he signs to us the rest of the day "sorry" and  "potty" and each time we hug him and tell him, "It's okay buddy, it happens."

Needless to say that by 5am we had accomplished more than most people do in an entire day. I sat sipping my first cup of coffee and contemplating how we were going to fill the next 17 hours. All I could seem to come up with was nap...nap...nap. One thing is for sure, a magnified case of the nasty, ugly "why me" syndrome was rapidly taking hold of this day.

Until I received my message.

Classic moment of God throwing a brick at my head once again to remind me to shift my focus and count my blessings.  In that same moment I glanced out my kitchen window just as the sun was peaking over my fence and beaming down on my freshly bloomed amaryllis.

It took my breath away.  I grabbed my camera and was shocked when I looked at the picture.  This is not what I saw... the camera lens must have filtered the light and replaced it with this beautiful rainbow aura.  Just think, if Scotty had not gotten up so early I would have missed this.  So with a few more cups of coffee under my belt I adjusted my outlook for the day and my attitude.

I am very fortunate that Scotty and I have the ability to meander through our days instead of rushing.  We have no deadlines, no pressing engagements no reason to hurry.  Today was definitely going to be a meandering day!

Today we had a wonderful spontaneous backyard adventure that involved a camera, a guinea pig, and lots of opportunities for him to practice focus, task completion, following directions and trying to increase his attention span from non-existent to a few seconds.

Ansel Adams in training!

Study in guinea pig by Scotty

We were able to wile away several hours on our little photo shoot where he took an astounding 397 pictures.  His favorite part is immediately transferring them to the computer so he can see them. Once the editing is complete we print out a little book to show dad. I have him sit on a big ball while we are editing so he is doing some impressive multitasking using his fine and gross motor skills and working on his strength and balance. 

So today, though long, was a wonderful day...just the way God meant it to be.

This is the day which the LORD has made;

 Let us rejoice and be glad.

Psalm 118:24

The rest of Scotty's photos from today are under the tab Through Scotty's Eyes  Scroll down  just a little to Backyard Adventures 5/7/2013.

♥6pm...Praise the Lord...DADDY'S HOME♥