Friday, March 06, 2009

Simple Beauty

Simple Beauty. It’s one of those areas for which I’ve come to develop great appreciation while living in China. A rippling lake, pristine sunshine, a clear blue sky… are all treasures which can do wonders for the soul!

Yesterday morning during “mommy day”, I took the girls to a nearby park for a picnic. Apparently this park has been near us the whole time we have lived here but we hadn’t discovered it. It was awesome! Plenty of room for kicking a ball around, running free, playing hide n seek, or strolling by the lake. When we arrived at the water, there was a roped off area with a sign. It was one of those times I decided not to look at the sign, because ignorance avoids accountability. (This may not work well for life, but it's ok for a picnic in the park!) We picked a flat rock and had a delightful picnic. Apparently, the ducks were not familiar with peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Do you think ducks in China eat rice?

Pictures for the grandmas:
























































"The many clouds of life can no longer fool me into denying that it is the sun that offers warmth and light.”
–Henri Nouwen in Beyond the Mirror

2 comments:

Krista said...

It's fun to read your blog and see pictures of your family. I'm much more of a blog person than facebook. Keep up the writing and pictures!

Tracie said...

Hi Krista! How did you find my blog? I don't remember putting it on FB but I guess it's there... I so wanted to be there when you went to Julie's house. I'm sure it was a fun reunion!