Sweet memories are timeless treasures of the heart.
It’s late and I am overwhelmed [not panicked] by “all the things” and all the COVID-19 precautions and contingencies. I find it necessary to pause the madness of planning and class preparations to share a little #treelove this evening.
This is not the post I planned, but it is the one I needed.
In the photo above, my then two-year-old [thought he] was hiding in the banana trees at my parents’ home. I ran across the photo on my hard drive moments ago, and at the sight of this sweet remembrance, a wave of calm washed over me.
All is not right in the world, but all is well in my heart.
I am joining Parul Thakur for #ThursdayTreeLove every second and fourth Thursday of the month. If you would like to play along, post a picture of a tree on your blog and link it back to her latest #treelove post.
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This, too, will pass, Chandra. And in a little while we will all laugh about the toilet paper hoarders.
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Ha! I’m laughing at that already. 😀
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Awww, what a precious picture!
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Thank you! It certainly warmed and calmed my heart! Those sweet, sweet memories.
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Sweet 🙂
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Thank you!
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Smiles. Love your position on this. The state of our mind on this is key. We should choose calm rather than panic.
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Indeed. And reasonably prepared.
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🤗
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Right now we all need those calming moments and memories. Thanks for sharing yours!
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Amen. And thank you for reading.
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I love this! It really speaks to the moment we all find ourselves in at the moment.
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Thanks for loving it. Thankfully, we have blogs and books and online museums to keep us all from going stir crazy.
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Beautiful, calming thoughts, Chandra. Thank you.
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All we can do is remain calm and prayerful. Thank YOU for reading, Martha.
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xoxoxo
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Hugs…
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Aw, Chandra, what an adorable picture. Stay in calm. Don’t feed the panic that is out of control. Stay safe and be smart. This too shall pass. (((HUGS)))!!! xo
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Thank you. But definitely no panic here. I was just overwhelmed by so all the news and rising cases and trying to get a handle on what I knew was coming–school shutdown for my son, university shutdown for me. Transitioning all of my courses to online and figuring out a solid schedule to meet one on one with students. That’s a lot to process “all of a sudden.” But we’ll get through, and as you say, “this too shall pass” for sure. Praying for all affected.
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All of us have to think smart and act smart. I agree there is a lot to process. We’ve had a lot of changes too in order to stay safe. I have my own theories as to why this virus is so virulent, but I could go on and on and have no proof. Let’s just all pray that this pandemic, if you can call it that, is over soon. xo
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Amen.
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Thank you for sharing this sweet remembrance and the peace it brings. Hiding in the banana trees would be fun. 🙂
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What a lovely one and that story made me smile. I know what you mean. There is a lot going on around but we need to stay put and stay calm in our hearts. Thank you for sharing this precious memory with us, Chandra. I hope to see you back tomorrow for the next edition. ❤
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Such a lovely photo! You can’t help but smile when you look at it – his gorgeous innocent face. Also, I love banana trees.
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Oh my such a lovely photo:) I loved reading your post, keep smiling…this too shall pass..
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