sunshine on my shoulder...

the sun is shining into my window...getting in my eyes and making it hard to see my computer screen. (ironic, yes?) do i mind? most definitely not. far from minding it, i'm soaking it in...literally. my poor white skin can't get enough and the warmth on my face is one of the best feelings in the world. besides human touch -that of our families, friends, and lovers -i think the sun's touch has the biggest impact on us. it does on me at least.

elizabeth and i were out walking yesterday in search of the post office, and at a few points we found ourselves "on the sunny side of the street." it was freezing, but the sunshine's rays pierced the cold with no problem and made our red noses feel like they could live another day. sunshine just makes me happy. i think that's one reason why the people walking around big cities seem to be more sullen and depressed. the sun rarely makes it down to the streets! and we rarely remember to look up.

over the past few days elizabeth and i have been realizing how important the bare necessities are to our happiness. if we're cold -we're not happy. if we're hungry -we're not happy. if we're warm -we're happy. if we're full of good food -we're happy. if we're warm AND full of good food -wow, we're about the happiest girls on earth. of course happiness is a fleeting feeling, and we have joy through both cold and hunger...but it's nice to feel happy. God doesn't leave us cold and hungry, either physically or spiritually. yesterday especially, traipsing through the cold with elizabeth at my side, i had reason after reason to feel warm and full -both inside and out. thank you God.