Thankful for you Friday

Thankful for you Friday,
in honor of,

Little pieces of free
(yes, not so traditional)

Today this nice old man with strawberry hair asked me if my feet hurt walking on the flood remnants and little pebbles on the road. I (awkwardly, per usual) said no-I prefer barefoot and free, thinking, if only you knew how calloused my feet are, it's actually kind of disgusting.

But truly, I treasure this barefoot thing. Grass between my toes, the smooth break of mud, or little stones that clip my heels and humbly remind me that I am not invincible. Yum.

Other things that have made free- in all the measures of the word- tangible this week:

1. coffee. tea leaves. ice trays in the morning.
2. the word "no".
3. spiders. elaboration: i don't like spiders. but i like them more than before. they have breathed nature and life into the nature i don't really see outside my Harrisburg window. their dainty little webs of silk spun around my car window. what a trip. [though its not like the freedom in climbing trees which i just miss]
4. Isaiah 29:16
5. Babies. Written and directed by Thomas Balmes.
6. Bike rides in the city rain.
7. Having a roof over my head.
8. A friend- and later a movie-saying to you, "Its time to let go". What do you have to let go of?
9. Said movie above providing a free night to rest and being the epic combination of the goonies and transformers 1.
10. a dad who calls me beautiful each day. and a Father who affirms that.
11. fleet foxes, mumford, bon iver... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sn4b51Yk2-E
and a must see preview, i couldn't resist.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vupEpNjCuY

with love,
m