hoping without expectation

“. . . when hope is not pinned wriggling onto a shiny image or expectation, it sometimes floats forth and opens.”   Anne Lamott

IMG_0647 8x12 webI’ve read a number of books by Anne Lamott. I now follow her on facebook. I lifted this from a post she made this morning. Just simple wisdom . . .

I took this photo in Carpinteria, Ca. while visiting some special friends – this was while we sat in their back yard enjoying each other’s company on a pleasant end-of-summer day.