Easter Blessings

Yann and I spent the weekend in Toulouse over Easter. This was our third trip down South since my arrival in France last June.

I so enjoy our breaks in La Ville Rose (rose because of the clay-colored brick buildings and the glow of sunshine that seems to cast a rosen glow over the city).

It is a time for family, food and fresh air. Oh and for Rufus, the family dog.

Make Your Own Happy Day

My dear friend Brooke recently told me the story of a little boy who sat in the corner of the playground during recess, crying for no particular reason. After a few minutes of these antics, a pig-tailed, four-eyed classmate bopped over to him to see what the matter was.

Through snot and hot tears he shouted "I don't know! I'm just having a bad day!"

To which she responded, with the matter-of-factness of a well-trained school teacher: "You make your own happy day!"

Sometimes, a bad day comes along. And when that bad day comes, there should be a Jump Planet for each of us to create our own Happy Day.

I think my niece Paige would agree: