My Front Porch Looking In

This song came out when I had my own two little "carrot tops" toddling around the house. I love this song! I love the heart behind this song and the visual of looking inside the house rather than outside.

It makes me think about what do I see when I look in rather than out. These days my carrot tops are in the midst of pre-teen years and no longer are hauling around sippy cups and wearing their shoes backward. Those days seem like they were so long ago. When I look in to my house these days I see two carrot tops - one is sitting at the table mixing colors and creating amazing works of art and the other is twirling and dancing and singing at the top of her lungs. And then there is my hub, he's there giving affirmation, guidance, direction, doing the dishes, paying the bills, being a strong and steady presence in our lives.

Pikes Peak, which happens to be out my front window, is gorgeous but not near as beautiful as what I see when I'm on my front porch looking in!

My Front Porch Looking In

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April 5, 2015

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