Maybe yesterday’s heart spillage was healing for me.
I went to bed and woke up feeling like I actually slept…which is something I haven’t felt for weeks.
And?
It was a good day.
Like, a really good one.
There were smiles and laughter.
The laughter began early when we discovered that our gymnast-of-a-daughter was turning somersaults in her crib. I kid you not. We’ve seen her do it once before but thought it was a fluke…apparently not. Seriously?!?!
There were reflections on the season
and moments of rejoicing. Mostly due to the fact that I took some time to truly think about what I wrote about Mary yesterday. I decided she’s definitely one of my heroes.
There was a 3-mile run spent singing along to my favorite Christmas songs. (Sorry if you were driving by and happened to hear me…it is very hard to sound good when you’re out of breath and wearing earbuds. But I SANG. And it was really good.) And to make you laugh…I know all the words to You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch. I blame Newsong for putting it on their Christmas CD.
😉
Maybe the biggest blessing of the day was being able to encourage a friend. You know how when you are hurting and feel like you are the one needing the encouragement? This opportunity fell into my lap…and it made my heart happy.
Sometimes my favorite thing in the world is making someone else’s day a little brighter.
I’ve talked about JOY over and over…knowing full well that it’s often a choice.
But at the same time, making that choice to find JOY in my days has become almost habit. I think that’s a good thing.
I’m really looking forward to celebrating the next few days with family and friends.
I hope you are feeling blessed this season.
If you’re not, take some time and count those blessings…you’ ll be surprised how much JOY is in a day.
Love to you…and thanks for praying.
It’s good to know you had a good day, Mel.
He knows just what you need and how to give it to you. Thanks for being a constant reminder of joy 