A sweet smile

At times there can be so much love expressed with one momentary sweet smile.

Yesterday was Mothers Day. The day was pretty quiet... John had gone out to our property in north-eastern WA to survey the land. It wasn't his fault he was gone for most of the day... we had decided together that he should go alone as the road conditions out to our land were expected to be iffy (i.e. snow melt still in progress at that high elevation). So anyway, there weren't any big plans for the day, so Isabella and I played at home until John got home around 3:30.

When John arrived home at 3:30pm, he brought me a bouquet of flowers to say happy Mothers Day. That was very sweet, but the best part was the flash of a smile when he gave them to me. It was just a moment... that beautiful moment when he smiles in a way that lights up his eyes. I fell in love with those smiles years ago... those smiles that express softness, tenderness, and that are an expression of loving me even with all of my millions of faults.

Thanks for that smile John. Thanks for the flowers too ;).