I came across this post I wrote eight years ago. How I miss hanging laundry out to dry! I miss the days when I could juggle a baby on one hip and a clothesbasket full of wet clothes on the other as I made my way to the backyard to hang out laundry. Those days are now in the past and an aging body and health issues limit my ability to do certain things.

I still find the simplest things in life are the ones that bring me the most contentment. Life really is lovely when we choose to find beauty in the humblest things.

April 17, 2017

The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely –Louisa May Alcott

I woke up this morning to a warm breeze blowing and abundant sunshine. It was the perfect day for catching up on laundry.  Some people think I’m crazy, but I love hanging laundry outside to dry. I call it clothesline therapy!

As I went about the work of hanging out laundry woodpeckers drilled noisily on nearby trees. I was serenaded by a variety of bird songs. The trickling of the creek and the buzzing of bees blended in with the bird songs to create an amazing rhapsody – All part of nature’s perfect prescription for stress relief.

The warm breeze and the springtime scents of mountain air were a much-needed respite from the stress of life. My burdens were lifted, and I sensed God’s presence reassuring me that everything would be okay.

As I watched the laundry blowing in the breeze, I felt a peace wash over me. I thought about how much I miss when I toss a load of clothes in the dryer instead of hanging them outside.  I’m so thankful for clothesline therapy and for the blessings God provides through the simplest and humblest things in life.