The Fall Crawl has been an amazing experience for us. My husband Lars and I are getting to know so many wonderful people through this activity. Our daughter Kimba over at   http://kimbas2cents.blogspot.com/    has more experience than we with her wonderful blog but we are learning quickly.

The best part of the experience is still ahead of us since there are many more participants joining in. It is so much fun to see and learn new things!

Check out this list of featured sites:
Sept 19th – Marilyn – http://theartsygirlconnection.blogspot.com/
Sept 20th – Kellie – http://happybabychronicles.com/
Sept 21st – Letty – http://bellavidabyletty.blogspot.com/
Sept 22nd – Lorie – http://www.readingconfetti.blogspot.com/
Sept 23rd – Abby – http://dirtontherocks.com/
Abby’s will also include our 1st blog hop Linky Party
Sept 24th Tracy – http://tracycooksitright.blogspot.com/
Sept 25th – Kimba – http://kimbas2cents.blogspot.com/
Sept 26th – Jacqueline – http://mukweto.blogspot.com/
Sept 27th – Jillian – FoodFolksandFun.blogspot.com
Sept 28th – Kim&Lars http://larskim.com/
Sept 29th – DEIA http://loveandtangles.blogspot.com/
Sept 30th – Meli – http://melifaif.blogspot.com/
October 1st – Renee – http://renee-joyjourney.blogspot.com/
Renee’s will be our Second blog hop /Linky Party

 Isn’t it amazing?

Kim

There are many troubling things going on in the world today. I sometimes find myself joining in the noise of the negative. When I catch myself behaving this way I turn to my spiritual beliefs and remember all of the things in this world that I love.

I realize that the love that I give is often more important than that which I receive. None of this has to do with romance, though romance can be fun! The love I am talking about isn’t based on physical attraction or whether or not we are happy with one another at this moment. The love I am talking about is more powerful and transformative than that.

I believe that the emotion of love is both powerful and a great gift. We all have it inside of us and can give it freely if we want to. We have it even if we don’t think that anyone loves us in return. This is where the power lies. I can decide, choose, to love another being and gain wonderful feelings from that. If my love is returned, then that is even more wonderful, though not always necessary.

We don’t control a lot of what happens to us on this earth, but we do have a lot of control over our emotions. I have been in difficult situations a number of times in my life, in fact, I am going through one now. The emotion that keeps me going, makes me get up every day feeling grateful that I did wake up is love. If I am anxious or fearful I am still grateful and look forward to spending time with those that I love. That’s transformative.

The ability to love is my most treasured quality. It’s the best gift I have ever been given and I hope it’s the best gift I ever gave. I can give it away freely and not feel bad if it is not returned. It matters because I wanted to give it. My family,friends, pets, and people I haven’t met yet can benefit from my gift. You have that power too.

It’s the gift that keeps on giving and one size really does fit most. What will you do with yours?

I believe that time is a gift. We get it without asking for it and we can do what we want with it. Yes we have things that we must do and I understand why so many believe that they don’t have enough time for anything truly enjoyable in life but I challenge you to think differently. I am at a place in life where I think about where the time I have been given has gone but also what I will do with any time that I have left. This gift is a luxury and I want to use it well. I invite you to do the same.

My husband and I are using our gift of time in a number of ways, this blog and website are one of them. As he shares his photographic gifts, I would like to share my knack for gardening, bird watching and crafts. If you have interests like ours and would like to share as well- please do. Take your gift of time and give some of it away here. This could be the start of a beautiful friendship!