It is December 20- one of my
favorite days- simply because it means Christmas is really here. On the way to
work “My Favorite Things” came on the radio. I started thinking ‘I really like
girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes too!’ ‘I love brown paper
packages tied up with strings!’ ‘I like door bells and sleigh bells and I’d
probably like schnitzel with noodles!’ So, with a Christmas song in my heart
and a spirit of gratitude I decided to make a list of a few of my favorite
things…
1.
Passion Iced Tea. Specifically, passion iced tea
full of ice in the sunshine on a patio.
2.
Singing. As much as I love singing, my voice is
equally as awful. Thankfully, it runs in the family (Sorry Sis!) so our
concerts in the car are painful ear piercing interesting.
3.
Laughing so hard I can’t breathe. Between Robby,
Claire and my mom- this happens A LOT. And I am so thankful for that. Maybe I
should be offended that it’s usually after my solo ?
4.
Ice. Obviously. Crushed, cubed, snow cone,
shaved, flakes, chick-fil-a. Yes, please.
5.
Playing the hashtag game with Robby and Claire.
We would never publicly use hashtags #becauseidontknowhow, but they make me
laugh and I wish I knew. #areweplayingthegamenow
6.
The Hallelujah Chorus at the end of the
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service. It is in the top moments of my year, every
year. Only a few more days until I get to hear it. #KingofKings #enoughwiththehashtags
7.
Dresses. That’s all I would wear if I wasn’t so
cold all the time, which brings me to…
8.
When it looks cold outside but it’s actually
warm. Is there a sweeter surprise?
9.
Going on lunch/coffee dates with friends. I love
one-on-one time and getting to really hear someone’s heart.
10.
Realizing that this list could go on for pages. How
blessed am I to have so many favorite things!
With everything going on in our
lives, in the country, and across the world it can be so easy to carry a heavy
heart, and sometimes that’s ok. Sometimes that is exactly where God would have
us, but sometimes God uses the little, tiny, simple joys to remind us that He
is good and there is beauty in the crazy, chaos of life.
thank you, i needed to hear this today! it has been so hard to shake a heavy heart from the events of this past week... Jordyn (who being a first grader) has no idea what is going sensed my saddness last night as i tucked her into bed... I sighed and told her how much i loved her and she said, "whats wrong, mama? why did you sigh?" I told her that i was just thinking of all the people who wished life was different right now, who had no little girls to tuck into bed. She told me, "mama, you need to think of things that make you happy, not things that make you sad." such truth from such a little one. thanks for the reminder to focus on a few of our favorite things!
ReplyDeleteThank you Lindsay! That makes me so happy to hear. Merry Christmas to you and your beautiful family!
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