Winter Reflections

The thunder sounds and lightening lights up the still dark sky this early morning.  While we are technically officially in mid-winter, most days are still fairly warm here in Texas and fall leaves still cover the soggy ground.  As I look at this blanket of leaves I am brought back to another time, a time when my home was filled with children and the joy they had in creating their own rain with fall leaves.  Curled up by the fireplace on this wet winter day is a good time to reflect on the lives that have touched ours and the sweet memories we hold dear of the ones we love.