things that make me happy on a gray day

• letters/emails from friends
• blue M & M's
• suspense novels
• sunbeams streaming through the clouds
• freshly sharpened pencils
• singing hymns at the top of my lungs
• the crunch! sound the first bite into an apple makes
• a great pair of shoes ... on sale
• any verse from the book of Isaiah
• upbeat acoustic singer-songwriters
• red front doors
• my dog, Zoe, when she greets me at the backyard gate
• silly movie quotes (who can finish this one: "no more rhymes ... and I mean it!")
• belly laughs
• the smell of a good cup of coffee
• ironic signs along a road
• pajamas, a fleece blanket, a pillow to hug, and a comfy couch
• shiny black Yamaha baby grands (and even better, playing one!)
• my church
• baking coconut macaroons
• looking through old photos
• and, if it snows ... making snowmen and snow angels.