A little late is better than never…
How far will you travel to seek your heart desire?
How deep will you search?
How high will you climb?
How treacherous will the adventure become?
Are you willing to go?
Life can be as fulfilling, heartbreaking, thrill-seeking or peaceful as you want to make it.
Live with no regrets.
Survive with no remorse.
Let your heart soar to new heights and rediscover something new to you!
How high must we climb to reach the top?
How fast should we shimmy up the rungs?
How slippery the ropes to which we cling.
How with trepidation we take each step toward the end.
There is an easier way.
There is a path that is beyond the strife, the turmoil, the fear.
There is a journey that has eternal peace, everlasting joy, and endless breath.
There is a place that will bring your home.
There is a heart who will bring you Hope.
All you have to do is believe.
“Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord their God.” Psalm 146:5
Parenting has so many mountains and valleys, and they will come and go so rapidly, you’ll miss them if you blink.
You can’t hold too loosely, or you’ll miss all that you neglected.
You can’t hold on too tightly, or you just might lose it all.
You just have to be in the moment and enjoy it.
Savor it.
Treasure it.
Remember it.
And when the heavy lifting over, know that it’s not really over.
It’s just shifted a bit, and a new chapter will open.
Live fully.
Laugh freely.
Love deeply.
I don’t know about you, but those little sparkles that you can buy during the Fourth of July holidays make me feel like a little kid.
They light up the night.
They sizzle.
They pop.
They bring sweet memories rushing in of innocence and laughter.
If you’re struggling today to find some peace, and if your striving this week to find some joy, just go pick up a box of those sparklers.
Light ‘em up.
Let them spark.
Let them bring a moment of joy to your heart, and remember there’s still hope.
Because there’s still breath to breathe.
Enjoy your Friday Fun Day!
“You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.” Psalm 16:11
A little late, but done anyway…😂
Friday Fun Day came a day late this week as I battled not feeling well throughout the days, and then, our oldest asked me to take him and his little crew of friends to the mountains yesterday.
Oh what a beautiful day to end a dreary, rainy, sickness filled week.
Sometimes, things don’t happen in the timeline we’d prefer, but nevertheless, don’t let that stop the fun!
If you didn’t get your Friday Fun Day this week, you’ve still got time. Get out and smell the roses. Chase a waterfall. Soak up some sun.
Take a deep breath and breathe it all in.
Remember:
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. (Author unknown)
Go have a Friday Fun Day even on Sunday! 😊
Happy Valentine’s Day! 💗
I don’t care who you ARE
Or
Where you LIVE
Or
Who you LOVE
Or
WHO you Hate
And
It doesn’t matter if you’re MARRIED
Or
If you’re NOT…
CHOOSE to be HAPPY today!
Choose to BREATHE and SMILE and LAUGH.
It can be a FRIDAY FUN DAY no matter where you are, who you are, who’s around or where you’re going!
Today is a GIFT. Receive it and ENJOY IT.
It’s all about PERSPECTIVE!
This isn’t a great picture, but I wanted to post it, because it was such a fun and funny moment.
For this man right here, this week has been full of real estate talks and land sales (and hold ups), attorney convos, assisting of various church organizing and leading (in other cities), office move preparations and oversight of room renovations, combined with parental directions for a soon to be college student who is being presented with some big opportunities, and just the normal day-to-day stuff as well.
Needless to say, my husband has had a full week, and it’s not even Friday yet.
But today, as there were renovations and closet clean outs going on in our gym, he sat down in a rolling chair, stuck a sombrero on his hat and carried on a funny conversation with our Hispanic campus pastor.
Once off that call, he proceeded to roll around in the room, “racing” one of our college students through a maze of tables that were being set up for an event tomorrow night.
Then, as we left the building, he flirted with me all the way out the door and carried the folders with which I was weighted down and transported them over to my truck; so, I didn’t drop the pile as I tried to run for cover in the threatening rain.
All of this fun was in the midst of all the busyness, all the potential chaos and all the business that had to be done.
He’s my hero. ❤️
For many, many reasons, but especially today because he reminded me to dance in the rain.
He reminded me that regardless of the workload, it’s important to just take a moment to breathe.
He reminded me, in the middle of what could make a man be totally frustrated, angry or even bedraggled, he always chooses to laugh.
Thank you, my love, for setting me up to have an amazing Friday Fun Day! ❤️
The other day it was raining off and on, and I walked up to my kitchen door to see this. Both cats were actually staring me down when I walked up, but he gray on there decided he was not having his picture posted and proceeded to show me his determination. But anyway…
Cats really crack me up. They are so particular and opinionated. Now, I do have to say, ours are the most docile I have met in a very long time. I mean, really. You walk out in the sidewalk, and they’ll plop down in front of you to get a belly rub like a dog, and if another cat comes around, unless completely cornered, they’re not really the fighting kind. They’ll just growl and hiss while huddled over to the side in a corner.
Yet, this day with all it’s rain and dropping temperatures, they were sitting at the back door just staring me down, trying desperately to transmit telepathically that they just couldn’t believe I’d leave them out in the wet, dreary weather. They were letting me know, in no uncertain terms, they were not having much of a Whimsical Wednesday!
So, I eventually let them into the garage to dry out from all their weathered-ness. Although, shortly after getting warm and cozy, they were at the door whining, wishing they were outside again. 🙄🤦♀️😂
Cats never want to be where they are. They always desire to be exactly where they are not. 😂
Happy Whimsical Wednesday! Hopefully, you are joyful right where you are, even if it is in hopes of going where you presently are not!
I didn’t post yesterday; even though, it was Christmas AND Whimsical Wednesday. I do hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and a very whimsical day!
Overall, it has been a beautiful Christmas season here, as well as, a miserable one for my sweetie. Having the flu on Christmas is absolutely no fun. It was nice to be with his family, and I’m so thankful they treat me as one of their own, but I sure did miss him during all the festivities.
Praying you and yours made lots of happy memories and everyone stayed and stays well! 😉💗🎄
Get out and enjoy a Friday Fun Day today.
If you’re cooped up at work, then, plan for tomorrow.
But get out and do something different.
Change the atmosphere. Change the routine.
Get out and remember why you’re alive.
You have a purpose. You have a significance.
Remember what, why and who.
Move beyond the mundane and into the extraordinary.
You can do this! Now, go have some fun! 🎉
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