How do you teach a child to see beauty in the small things?
Through lingering.
Summer trips to Kentucky include
a day to be idle and blessed at the local monastary.
There are no attractions.
No farm animals, flashing lights, tours or trains.
Simply fields of grass and a statue on a hill.
We don't rush through or rush home.
Sophia and I first spent a day there two years ago.
Last year we quietly celebrated Claire's LOA there.
These fields have become special grounds.
This year, our mother daughter day included another daughter to love.
(This daughter was a little less than interested in having her picture taken. Ahem.)
The fields of grass make us still.
We go there to linger long.
To feel small.
To wander and feel the sunshine.
To be both lost and found.
To learn to linger.
"Sometimes I need only to stand wherever I am to be blessed."
~Mary Oliver
10 comments:
Absolutely beautiful! I honestly believe that Gethsemani sits on sacred ground... such a peaceful, wonderful place to think (and ahem, Steven used to ride his super loud dirt bikes there when he was a kid - not on the hill where the statue is, but in the area behind :-)
I love this post and so reminds me to linger! Thank you!!! The girls are just precious!!!
XO
What a beautiful place! So peaceful. Love all the amazing photos.
Beautiful. Would like to have a couple of these pictures.
PaPaw
such a beautiful post
I love big, open fields! So pretty and relaxing. Thanks for sharing at the summertime fun party.
Oh, my! What a wonderful experience! Love the photos.
What a beautiful post, the pictures are stunning!
I would love for you to link this up to Learning Laboratory at Mama Smiles next Monday!
Beautiful moments together!
Love the pictures!
Thanks for the reminder to linger everyday!
Kerri
Thanks for linking up! =)
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