Comforting things

Yesterday, my daughter published a blog post about "The Comforting Things". At the end she said, "Everyone has their own list. What's yours?" So I'm going to play along here.

1) Getting into bed at night, especially with fresh sheets, especially on a chilly night. No matter how difficult the day, there is the promise of sleep in a comfy bed, and a fresh start in the morning.

2) My hour of adoration at our beautiful church on Sunday night. The candles glowing and flickering; the quiet darkness except for the candles, a sanctuary light, and a few dimmed lights in the front pews; the hum of the overhead fans; being in the presence of Christ hidden in the Blessed Sacrament.

3) Old movies. Just like my daughter, watching b&w movies with Gary Grant, or Jimmy Stewart, or Katherine Hepburn, or any number of old Hollywood stars, brings a happy feeling of contentment and familiarity, and many wonderful memories of those family movie nights she describes. Here's one of my favorite clips from a very funny movie: "Mr. Blandings Builds his Dream House".

4) Having all my children under the same roof - and even better, having all of us in the same room together. My kids all know this is my favorite thing. Those times are very rare now, of course, which makes them all the more precious. In lieu of having everyone all under the same roof, it's also very comforting when I at least know that everyone is doing well, wherever they may be.

So those are a few of the things that I find comforting.

What are yours?

Purely rhetorical, as I'm pretty sure nobody even knows about this old blog anymore.  :)