Lovely colors in our backyard!

A magnetic message for today . . . 

For some reason, 

I seem to be noticing the fall colors 

more this year than ever before. 

Strange, that this happens to me so often -- 

suddenly noticing, 

really seeing things 

that I thought I had seen many times before, 

but obviously hadn't. 

This year, I'm not just glancing at the colorful trees, 

but really observing, noting, 

maybe even discerning them.

I wonder ... how many other miracles 

present in my life

have I never truly seen? 

Wonderful birthday lunch today with Matty. 

We three sat together 

in a small, cozy, noisy-in-a-friendly-way cafe 

and ate and shared heartwarming conversation. 

As I so often do, 

I felt very lucky to be a father and husband.