Okay, I'm going out on a limb here.... my first blog..... (other than responding to a few)..... Write about something on my desk you say..... so here goes.

I have sitting here on my desk a rock from one of our local beaches.   It is shapped like a heart, painted red with the words LOVE painted on it.     I love this rock.  It warms my heart every time I look at it.

My daughter has minimal means and little descretionary income.   She is a single mom raising two teenage boys.   My birthday was rolling around earlier this month and she was feeling bad that she didn't have money to get me something for my birthday.    You know how that goes, no matter what you say, you can't erase that sad feeling at not being able to do some of those simple things.  

I asked her to go to the beach and pick out a rock, paint it and write "Nonny's Garden" on it.   I was looking for some fun things to put in my garden and thought that would be nifty.    She showed up with a box of rocks all painted in fun colors and themes.   Of course, one does say "Nonny's Garden"  another with my birth sign, yet another shapped like an egg painted like an Easter Egg, a nome..... and finally this beautiful one shapped like a heart.

I get complements on it all the time.  It is those simple things that mean the most in life.   A simple rock shapped like a heart, painted red with LOVE on it means the world to me.   

When I look at it, I am inspired by her grit and love and warmth.    Yes, I have a lovely daughter indeed.