I love........

Growing up in Nashville, I had a healthy dose of country music on my plate from a very early age (like, in the womb). My mother was actually chosen as WENO radio's "Housewife of the Week" once; I believe it might have been the greatest week of her life. She got some albums, and a fruit basket, and I'm sure there were other things as well. I do remember that the apples were tasty. Moving right along, and hopefully back onto the tracks on which THIS train is supposed to be running, one of my favorite country artists, back in the day, was a gentleman named Tom T. Hall. He was kind and gentle, and his songs were always nice. One of his big hits was called "I Love", and it went like this:

I love little baby ducks, old pick-up trucks, slow-moving trains, and rain
I love little country streams, sleep without dreams, sunday school in may,
And hay
And i love you too

I love leaves in the wind, pictures of my friends, birds in the world, and squirrels
I love coffee in a cup, little fuzzy pups, bourbon in a glass, and grass and i love you too

I love honest open smiles, kisses from a child, tomatoes on the vine, and onions
I love winners when they cry, losers when they try, music when it's good, and life
And i love you too.

Elaine, over at Matters of the Heart is having a "Love Fest" contest to celebrate her 200th post. She'd like you to leave a comment naming something that you love; she's going to try and compile a list of 200 things based on the comments. What a great way to celebrate 200 posts! I left my message, and one thing that I'd LOVE is for you to go leave one. Oh, and you can leave one here, as well, cause I'd like to know what you love, too.
As for me? Well, I love God, and I love the gift of His Son and His Word. I love my husband, who means so much to me in so many ways. I love my bug hunter, who is the heart outside of my body. I love my mom, and my brother, and my husband's family, too. I love my friends, both old and new. I love my country and the people who sacrifice in order to defend my freedom. I love horses.. and dogs.. and cats. I love the smell of spring, the crisp air and blue skies of fall, the lazy days of summer, and even the (tiny bit of)snow we get in the winter. I love to hear the scream of a hawk, the whooo hooo of the owl on the other side of the creek, and just the babble of the creek itself. I love warm cookies, and cold milk. And I love being able to blog, because writing is more important to me than I think I realized. How about you? What do YOU love?