comforts

Week 2 of the Wednesday Lists, Part 2
Prompt: List your greatest comforts

* fresh flowers * a nap on my Mom's sofa * my own and my family's deep, deep faith * when Jeffrey tucks a throw around me as I sit on the sofa and read * Yo Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone * the thick hiking socks I stole from Jeffrey and wear instead of slippers * poetry * real wood fire in the fireplace * looking down at my hand when I wear my Dad's signet ring * the gentle smell that comes from a handful of daffodils * chocolate chip cookies warm from the oven * the way Jeffrey massages my head when I have a headache and as I fall asleep * Tuesday nights with our small group * writing in my journal * visiting blog friends * a pedicure * the quiet peace that descends on our house when we all three sit in the same room and read our own books * my warm bed made up with icy blue soft cotton sheets scented with lavender spray and the silk quilt my Dad bought for me  in China * snuggling with Sloane on a Saturday morning * getting lost in a book * a clean and tidy house * thinking of my Grandpa and his twinkly blue, blue eyes * long soaks in a big, hot tub * coloring * reading old letters * calling my Mom * a hug from my Dad * the way Miss Maudie flops down on my feet for a belly rub * being held by Jeffrey * Rosamunde Pilcher stories * writing thank you notes * dining by candlelight * reading my Dad's Bible and paying special attention to the things he underlined * the blue of a robin's egg * peppermint foot lotion * fog * an hour spent looking at old photos * floating on my back in any water I can find * old quilts * the sound an old deck of cards makes as you shuffle it * the smell that lives at the back of a baby's neck * the sound of rain * thinking of going home again to live in Tennessee * the tick of a mantle clock * a long road on a full moon night * my song *

This old picture from 2008 was perfect for the post.  It's my bed after a Saturday morning snuggle, and that's my Dad's Bible on it.