Oh How I Love...

Hello readers!

I am so glad to be writing another blog post after this past week. This post will be a little lighter than usual and will focus on my observations in the past few days.

One observation or recent realization I have made is that life gets much sweeter after getting past a hurdle. Have you ever noticed that? I don’t know about you, but life seems more exciting and more enjoyable after I have overcome adversity!

The majority of this past week I was sick with THE stomach virus. I capitalized “the” because it is well known and feared in our surrounding counties. For me, the worst part about being sick (besides feeling sick) is how much I could NOT do. The feeling of being unproductive or behind is never a good one. On top of being a total slacker, I could not even touch my family for two days.

Thankfully, I finally feel like myself again and can appreciate even MORE the life God has given me. Here are some things I have enjoyed even more since my virus (and the weather) cleared.


Oh How I Love…
　

• The first feeling of sunshine on my skin after a very rainy week

• A cup of coffee with a little too much creamer

• The ability to eat food outside of the B.R.A.T. diet

• The sound of birds chirping

• Seeing pure joy on other peoples faces

• Dancing when Edward randomly tells me to

• Conversations with new and old friends

• A good ole Waffle House trip

• Modern Family & The Carbonarro Effect

• Watching a Bride walk the aisle

• Live music

• Fried chicken, French fries, Blue Bell & Cookie cake

• Making new friends

• Being able to kiss Edward’s bobo

• Great conversations with my husband

• Hearing children praying and seeing teens willingly serving the Lord

• TOMS Heels

• Watching Troy man soak in the sun

• Watching my husband doing their Magic Carpet Ride chant

• Taquitos, Starbursts, & Doritos

• Fresh painted nails

• Getting to know someone new

• Hearing “I love you Momma” out of the blue

• Grandma visiting for the weekend

• That 2 teenage girls told me yesterday that 30 isn’t old

So, if you are getting past a difficult or stressful week or are enduring one as you are reading this, you can Help Yourself by:

　

• Being mindful that there will come a time whether it be tomorrow or a year from now that you will feel yourself again.

• Being mindful that life will be much sweeter once you overcome your short or long term hurdle.

• Being mindful of all the things in life that you love and appreciate. :) 

     Have a great week everyone!