Warmth

Today was a pretty easy one to write about. What is most definately bringing me joy today is feelings of warmth in the little things around me. When I have moments like this it just brings me comfort and peace. I find myself settling myself with a sigh and being quite content in the moment.

The first of those moments was a warm cup of tea this morning. Yesterday I went to Target and bought a small box of tea for $1. I was getting tea at Dunks, so I did this so I could still have my morning cup. What a savings that was...16 bags of tea for less than a single cup at Dunks. I made the cup, and the warmth was just awesome. There is something about a warm cup of tea that is just amazing. It has the ability to make the world slow down for me.

The other moment I had today was when my first dance song with my husband came on my Ipod. Yesterday I was speaking with some girlfriends about our first dance songs and how we picked them. Our first dance song was "My Love I Will" by Alice Peacock. "Until the day the planets all stand still, my love I will".

We picked it after seeing a very intimate show by Alice Peacock. We were going to use another of her songs, but after hearing her tell the story of this song we knew this was it. She wrote it just days after meeting her husband. It spoke to us in so many ways and truly spoke of our love for each other in the way we wanted our song to. We loved her stuff so much that we picked another one of her songs for our last dance: If You Could Only See Your Eyes.

Three weeks before our wedding we were lucky enough to be able to go to another small show of hers (since she isn't well known most of her shows around here are small..it's amazing). I had requested "My Love I Will" through her myspace and told her how we were using it for our first dance and using "If You Could Only See Your Eyes" as our last dance. She played "My Love I Will" in the middle of her show, and it was beautiful. Then to close her show she played "If You Could Only See Your Eyes" and dedicated it to us. What an amazing moment and gift to have.

Hearing our first dance song is something that just makes the world stop. It will always bring me back to that moment where I looked into my husband's eyes and it was just us, and we were married. We had just had our wedding mass, and we were beginning to live our sacrament. That was our moment in that glorious day, and it was perfect.

2+ years later and I still look at my wedding ring set in amazement. What a gift my marriage is, what a gift my family is! In the midst of any craziness I will always have that joy and peace. It is the best kind of moment there is.

So grab a cup of your favorite soothing drink, turn on the tunes, and love the day.

:)

http://www.alicepeacock.com/