sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy

The other day, I was reading cjane. Because I like to blog stalk and whatnot. She wrote this post. It is beautiful and I cannot get it out of my head. If you haven't read it, you should.

We had a picnic in our backyard yesterday. I love how Ana just laid down on the blanket like she was so comfy out there. I've really been trying to take in these last few days of warm weather. I wish I could bottle up sunshine so that I could have some in January... and February ... and March.

I hear a lot of people say how fall is their favorite season. The cooler weather, the harvest, etc. Admittedly, fall is hard for me. For me it means the long winter coming, and I really have a hard time in the winter.

I love summer. I love the combination of hard work and carefree-ness. (Is that a word?) I love working in the yard and camping and fishing. I love fresh fruit and going for walks and bike rides. Mostly, I love the sunshine and the warmth.

This is the summer of my life. Motherhood is hard work. You sow seeds, hopefully good seeds, you tend and take care of your little children and the harvest seems so far away. "Summer is for working, weeding and cultivating those seeds--while fighting the heat and the sweat."

It is so easy for me to forget to bask in the sunshine and the warmth of these mommy days. I get so caught up with the work, that I forget the light. And there is so much of it.

Find the sunshine everyday, and then the harvest will be sweet. Maybe I can bottle it up and save it for winter.

In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer. ~Albert Camus