I have been thinking a lot about life in general and how often we (maybe just I) get in a rut where we are waiting for happiness to come to us in some form or other. I have learned that it is SOOO important to find joy and happiness NOW and not wait for it!
So every now and then I hope to post something with this same title to share some simple joys of life and tender mercies from our Heavenly Father.
I don't consider myself much of a spontaneous person... A few days back the weather changed all of the sudden as it does so often in Indiana and eventually the sprinkling of rain turned into torrential rain! I went out side to check on our little garden and just had the sudden urge to run out in the rain. So I did! It was so freeing and I felt so giddy just like a little girl. I even got Chase to join in the good ol' sport! Our neighbors must of thought we had gone crazy but I didn't even care! It was awesome to just let go of my adult inhibitions and be like a child for a small moment and not care about anything. I think it is important to have these moments. As adults we get into always feeling the weight of responsibility and doing what appears appropriate and mature but we need to take moments to just laugh and dance in the rain!
Yesterday I went raspberry picking with my friend Laura and Tasha and Molly. They had told us that the picking wasn't very good but I ended up with almost 3lbs which was plenty for me! What a joy! (Notice my crazy hair!)
This little cherry tomato is an answer to prayers! My first attempt at vegetable gardening has been very enlightening. I have come to love my little plants and when they are looking said and droopy I try my best to give them what they need. I have even offered prayers that something would grow and they would produce "fruit." Well...here is the answer! Although it is only one small cherry tomato the plant produced and this small little token will always remind me that the Lord cares about even a small little tomato plant because it matters to me.
2 comments:
So proud of you for your conscious decision to find happiness! I, too, am familiar with those disappointing ruts. It's hard work to become consistently joyful in the midst of a rut, I think, at least until finding little daily joys becomes more and more natural. Your cherry tomato could be symbolic of many blessings to come!
I agree, sometimes we just keep looking ahead hoping happiness will come when it is all around us! Thank you for your sweet thoughts. I am proud of your little garden, perhaps it will get me motivated to plant a little garden now that I have a patio to put it on!
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