Well - first - might as well get this out of the way... today was a lousy day in my choices for snacking... nuff said... tomorrow's a new day...

Had to leave home at 4:15 a.m this morning to take hubby to the airport... (the airport is 90 min away). I came home and crashed! All day..

Anyway... hubby is safely at his destination... 4 more sleeps before my love returns to me! :-) I will have now through Sunday evening to myself at home - with the exception of babysitting my grandbaby a few times. I really need to get some work accomplished this week!

So - tomorrow must be structured - "on track!"

Having said all this...

Two days ago, my hubby took a walk to the far side of the house and brought back to me 2 beautiful, wonderfully smelling peonies. Now - I forget we even have the plants there - we were told that they're in the worst place for them to thrive... but what a wonderful surprise!

These peonies are not mine... though the two my hubby brought to me were beautiful, too.

However - today they don't look as nice... 2 days later..

but the scent is still intoxicating! I specifically placed them right beside me and I'm getting luscious whiffs every so often and pick one up just to smell it...

The lesson?

No matter what we look like, old or young, fit or unfit, at the beginning of our journey or at goal... we can still have a pleasant aroma - our words, our attitudes, our character. May our aroma draw others to us, and in turn, to God.

"Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer." Psalm 19:14