cultivate a discipline of beauty

Hi! I haven’t been on 43things in months! Don’t know where the time went. But, reading your writings here made me feel a bit sad and realize that I missed touching base with you.
I’m happy that your job is going well. I’m on the job search trail again, and hope to have some offers soon. Many interviews; two more scheduled tomorrow. So, something should come of all my efforts soon.
I think my cultivation of beauty ought to include a daily stop off at this page to see what others are cultivating for themselves.
My beauty today is my children. They are out of school for the next three weeks, as we have year round schedules. The weather contributed to a lovely playtime outside today and they were all so sweet to watch! Even seeing them make mud pies and “paint” with the mud was fun. Helps us remember that sometime we need to also cultivate fun and serendipity, by getting down and dirty! My little baby girl, almost three, all covered in mud and doing her “painting” was a beautiful thing to see!
God Bless you all today.

Hi Ruth… did you know that our name(I’m Ruth too!) means compassionate and beautiful in the Hebrew? From your last post, I can see you’re spread pretty thin. Seems like it might be time to discipline yourself to a some down time. Like a nice, hot tub soak every evening. Or some time to just breath and maybe pray. Or sitting down and just listening to your favorite quiet music. I know the feeling of being pulled many directions and I have had to really make it a habit to give myself more care. I know you can too.
Congrats on your new job!