I'm Back!!!!!

I'm finally back after a self-imposed blogging ban! It didn't start out as such, but somewhere along the way, I decided to take a break from several things over the summer. This leads me to my question:

Do you have a place that is all your own...a place where you go for a little peace and quiet? A place where you read or think or just observe nature? Maybe it's a special spot in your house where you get up early and read your Bible. Maybe it's not so much a place as it is something you do, such as running or gardening. I have a spot that I go to whenever I need a little peace and quiet. I love it early in the morning and late in the afternoon. My green adirondack chair...I love to watch the birds, smell the herbs growing in the terra cotta pots, and think. Sometimes, I drink a Diet Coke and flip thru magazines for decorating ideas and recipes. Sometimes, I read my Bible and drink a cup of coffee. David has a hammock. That's also where the girls congregate with friends. I can't tell you how many times over the summer that I've looked out the kitchen windows to see girls swinging slowly in the hammock while talking and laughing. I often wonder what they're talking about. I think about how wonderful it is to be a child and how that one image so closely resembles the childhood I had. Do you have a spot to call your own or a certain thing you do to alleviate stress and retreat from the rat race we call life? If you don't, I encourage you to find one!