Craving Goodness: A Virtual Coffee

My first attempt at texture!
{Serendipity by Kim Klassen}

I know it's last minute....

But that's how I seem to

roll these days....So glad

you could make it, spur of the

moment, for a cuppa with me!

Coffee or tea?  I've got

both ready....Hand over

your travel mug and let me

fill 'er up.   I'll snap on Gracie's

leash and we can take this

virtual coffee on the road.

It's a lovely, bright spring

day here today.  A bit on the

coolish side, but that won't

hold us back.....

Sunshine on our backs and

a breeze in our faces, we

walk and talk.

And talk.

And talk.

And I notice that all the things

that we talk about are GOOD.

And I realize that it was a

very, very satisfying week last

week, because I've been 

craving a big dose of it.

Goodness.

And lucky me, I got it.

Early in the week my brother

and his wife added to our family 
tree with the arrival of a this little angel.
 My brother was a contented bachelor 
for years and years and we figured as far 
as children were concerned, he would 
remain our family's awesome uncle.

But then things changed.

He married at 41. 

Courtney Margaret is their third baby....

The oldest is three and a half.

He got served some major goodness.

And her birthday reminded me of

how yummy life can be.

Think he's smitten?

We stop for a moment to admire

a circling hawk.  This bird's been around a 
lot and I figure he's set up housekeeping

somewhere on our street.  Beautiful

and majestic, he makes our hearts

soar with him as we amble down the road.

After we exhaust our talk of bachelor

uncles and yummy babies, I relate a

wonderful encounter that I had 
on Wednesday.

I got to meet this man.

Me, Michael Reagan and my friend Rosemarie

For those of you who don't recognize

him, Michael Reagan is the eldest

son of Ronald Reagan, 40th president

of the United States of America.

Mr. Reagan has a storied career and
is an active philanthropist, supporting
educational programs for military families, 
programs for children needing adoption
and in the foster system {he was adopted},
educating the public about Alzheimer's
disease and searching for a cure, and
many, many more too numerous
to mention here.

Six days later I am still replaying

bits of his talk in my mind.  There

was so much goodness there, it's

hard to boil it down to one anecdote

to share with you.  But one of many that

stood out was when he talked of the
very special relationship that his 
father had with Pope John Paul II.

Both were world figures.

Both had survived assassination
 attempts  in Spring 1981.
 {Ronald Reagan is the only U.S. serving 
president to survive such an attempt.} 
On the day they were released
 from their respective hospitals, both 
got down on their knees and prayed.

One prayed for the world.

One prayed for his country.

They both prayed for forgiveness 
 for the men who had shot them.

In short, they were Godly people.

And God is good.

After we reminisce about President

Reagan for a bit longer {he was the

first president I ever cast my ballot

for!} we pause when we come to

a view of the lake.  Today the 

combination of sun and wind make

the water look like it is covered

in sparkling diamonds.

We breathe deeply.  
We sip our coffee.

It's all SO good.

As we turn back towards home,

we can't help but talk of THE wedding

last Friday.  We dish about the amazing crowds

of patriotic folks that lined the streets

of London; how perfect the

weather and how beautiful the bride.

How very proud William's

 mother would have been.  

How good it was for our world

for one short hour to focus on 
love instead of strife.

Very good, indeed.

Full of coffee and with pink

cheeks from the wind, we

hug good-bye, another virtual

coffee come to a close and

our craving for goodness

satisfied.

Thanks for your great company.
As always, I loved chatting with you!

I hope you enjoyed my little

serving of  goodness : )


Seek goodness everywhere, 
and when it is found, 
bring it out of its hiding place
and let it be free and unashamed.


~ William Saroyan (1908-1981)
{American writer known for his stories
about the joy of living in spite of poverty.} 

xx

Suzanne


PS:  As I wrote this, Americans
were celebrating an amazing
  victory
of good over evil.

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