Thursday, May 8, 2014

Mourning doves

05-07-14 

The mourning doves have arrived. Finally. I like to think that these are my feathered friends from the house in the roses, who have been following me in our journey to whatever places life has taken us. I hadn’t seen them around here yet, but this morning while I was out in the garage I heard the familiar calling, which introduces the breaking of days; their cooing—songs and praises of the early morning; and I knew they were calling me; making me know that they’d finally arrived.


How marvelous these creatures are. They make me happy. They make mornings happier and brighter and even rainy or cloudy days get their doze of bliss under their spell. They are always the pull which, on cold rainy days makes you long for your favorite couch by the window, and cozy up with downy blankets and fluffy pillows and your favorite garden books and magazines.


I am happy and complete and feel wonderfully foolish and jittery all inside me. I am blessed. Daylight doesn’t stretch enough to contain this joy. Days seem to fly by way too fast; faster than my senses can accommodate to my surroundings and be able to grasp life as it goes by, minute by minute, moments by moments. And when nightfall enfolds our little white cottage, it seems to me that shadows are laughing at me, and that night has come in haste to my little world just to shatter this joy and part me from capturing the little moments of summer-like days, so that I won’t have time to memorize them, and treasure them in my heart. Do you feel this way when you’re happy?


I noticed that one of the teal cupboards needed some retouching. So I headed to Home Depot and had the nice young man at the paint department mixed up a color sample using the original formula I gave him… Unfortunately, things don’t always turn out to be the way you want them to… and neither the paint. It was a slightly different color, and boy what a mess that created. I had to repaint the whole cabinet again… and again… finally, I added the right amount of white paint to the green and got a pretty good match… I was exhausted.  But happy.


Fading roses... 

Still lovely to me


The backsplash is now done. Armando, the guy I hired to do the job, came by right after he was done for the day at his regular job, wherever he works. It was around 6:30pm when he came and he worked on the grout and sealant till about 10:30pm. I felt terribly bad for him having to work so hard at his regular job and then staying until so late to make my kitchen look pretty. In times like this I wish I could open up my hands and let grace flow freely onto others… convey silent blessings… real blessings that would fill specific needs… blessings to those who are always there to help, to the ones who go the extra mile for someone they hardly know, for the good ones, for the poor, for the meek of heart. I wonder if Jesus felt this way when He walked on this earth? I’m sure. The difference is that He could. And did. His big heart was ready to burst with pity for the sorrow upon which his eyes were gazing. And He was moved with compassion and always did something to make people feel better… That’s amazing grace.


I am over joyful at how my kitchen had turned out… it looks and feels like a total new kitchen, a new house!  I’m still waiting for the cabinet doors to arrive, but that’s it.  Pretty much done for now.

8 comments:

  1. Yes it is sad that some people have to work so hard? Yet I am sure it was much less of a burden working for someone as lovely as you! Kitchen is looking wonderful. Blessings, Rachel

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  2. Hi Cielo, I love your new header...it looks so pretty. Don't you just love the doves with their soft and peaceful coo? Your kitchen is really looking lovely. As always I love your post today...it always give me joy and inspiration.

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  3. I love the cooing of the doves, they are such sweet souls..I have a bird feeder hanging close to my kitchen window and they come and sit inside it to eat....drives my cats crazy as they are just a few feet away...I have robbins, blue jays and so many birds and they all have different personalities..fun to just watch them.
    I am not surprised at the nice people that you come in contact with. Like attracts like and the kindness in your heart attracts these people and makes them want to do nice things for you..
    I cant wait to see the living room and what you have done...hoping to see the hot pink accents you mentioned earlier.
    tu amiga....Sherry

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    1. You got it my dear Sherry... we become the architect of your own destiny. Every human action--in thought, word, or deed-- inevitably leads to results or consequences, positive or negative, depending upon the quality of our actions.

      Cielo

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  4. Absolutely beautiful, Cielo! You have worked hard to get your kitchen the way you want, and did an amazing job. :) We too love hearing the mourning doves cooing in the morning light. They are such peaceful, gentle creatures - and truly remind me of the gentleness of our Jesus Christ. :)

    xoxo laurie

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  5. so so lovely....now I think I can go back to bed and get some more rest. The doves, yes, they are like a cozy blanket saying all is well in the world.....mine, actually come fly to me and walk around me wherever I happen to be out there which is every day in and out all day, to let me know they want to be fed, then I say, "oh hello!" and they walk me back to their feeder ....so I feed them.....and we are happy.

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    1. ...and we are happy. Oh I know.

      Nice seeing you around Lady!

      Cielo

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  6. I love to hear the doves. We have so many different birds that come to feed at the feeders. And this year we have nesting blue birds. I love them. Your kitchen looks so pretty. Nice that you had someone do the work that was good at doing what he said he would. The painted cabinet is very pretty.

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