The other day – as I was leaving the house to take lunch to someone – the sight of these two young deer almost took my breath away because we are not used to seeing them in our yard.

Had I not been leaving the house, I could have easily missed them.

When these pictures came up for posting today, I thanked God for the treasure of seeing them. We heard that these young twins are in our area, but this is the first time I saw them.

No one has mentioned seeing their mother – and we do wonder where she is since these two still have their spots.

Today – while on the way to stay with a friend – and listening to Christian radio – I heard this poem and Googled it to put with this post – as a reminder to you and me to treasure our days and moments – our family and friends.

It was spring but it was summer I wanted;
the warm days and the great outdoors.

It was summer but it was fall I wanted;
the colorful leaves and the cool dry air.

It was fall but it was winter I wanted;
 the beautiful snow and the joy of the holiday season.

It was now winter but it was spring I wanted;
the warmth and the blossoming of nature.

I was a child but it was adulthood I wanted;
the freedom and the respect.

I was twenty but it was thirty I wanted;
to be mature and sophisticated.

I was middle-aged but it was twenty I wanted;
the youth and the free spirit.

I was retired but it was middle-age that I wanted;
the presence of mind without limitations.

My life was over but I never got what I wanted.

Jason Lehman (The Internet says he was 14 when he wrote this.)