One life - a little gleam of time between two eternities. - Thomas Carlyle
Definition: Gleam - A brightness in a person's eyes taken as a sign of a particular emotion
What puts a gleam in your eye? What are the "little things" that leave you with a smile, a tear of joy, a feeling that something has touched your heart? Here are some of the things that put a gleam in my eye....
- The laughter of my grandchildren as they play
- A small little hand reaching down to pick that first flower of spring and then handing it to me
- A child's smile
- The look in my husband's eyes when he watches me
- The smile of a loved one who hasn't seen you in a while
- A blessing from an old southern gospel song
- A card in the mail from my sister
- A quick note or phone call from a dear friend
- The suns rays as they burst through the cloudy sky
- An eagle as it soars through the sky proud and free
- The Star Spangled Banner
- A hand holding mine
- A hug
- The words "Good job!"
- Driving through the country side with my window down and music blasting
- A good bargain
- My mom staying all night and telling me she loves me at bedtime
- Memories of my daddy
- Just being silly with my family
- My children and their family coming to visit
- The smell of a new baby doll
- The sounds of the birds on a quiet summer day
- The ocean
- The rain on the roof
- The first butterfly of the season
- Going barefoot through the grass
