Simple Pleasures

Hey y'all, it's Stephanie Newton here.  As I made my coffee this morning, my house is still (for a few more blessed minutes) and I can hear the birds chirping outside.  The sun is coming up and the pink clouds are spreading across the sky.  As the aroma of my coffee fills my kitchen, I am filled with a quiet peace.  Life is good.

I think, maybe for today, I'll try to stay in this moment and look for others like it.

• hugging my child before he goes to school
• a rare face-to-face conversation with a friend
• a walk on the beach
• the roses on my front porch
• sharing an inside joke with my daughter
• playing with the dogs
• folding warm towels fresh from the dryer
• reading a good book

Artist Henri Matisse said, "There are always flowers for those who want to see them."   Want to join me in looking for them today?

Stephanie Newton lives on the Northwest Florida coast with her husband and two kids and often gets inspiration from the many fun and interesting things you see when you live at the beach.  If she's not in her writing chair with her laptop, you can usually find her wherever they're serving good coffee.

Flashpoint, her next book in the Emerald Coast 911 series, is a July release.