Well I just like to randomly name the days of
the week with great ideas which I tend to get sidetracked and forget to continue
posting said ideas on the days of the week. Why, well I get busy, sidetracked,
lazy, and or lose interest. Recipe Tuesday, I totally love, should make a
comeback. I do cook everyday but I do not always make new interesting things.
Maybe it should not matter. I declare the resurrection of Recipe Tuesdays,
maybe. We will see. Poetry Thursdays, how I love those sweet days, I have piled
my plate so high full of plans and details it is sometimes hard to be extra
creative, plus look something shiny. . .
What I learned Sundays. I did not stop
learning and I love what I learned Sunday. A whole week of interesting things
and the not so interesting things that I learned throughout the week posted on
Sunday. Then you learn a few things about me in the details, I watch too much
T.V. I like to find out what happens before I get to the end. I like spoilers.
I am a geek, I love my children, I love my husband, and I love our garden. Then
there is that whole college thing, sometimes I love college classes and
sometimes I find it a tedious waste of time. I just want to be educated on the
things I want to be educated about. What? Good news is that I am nearly
finished with my general requirements (i.e. mildly interesting classes colleges
make you take for the sake of knowledge or money). I will soon be able to start
on my literature classes. You just learned that I like to get all the
uninteresting classes out of the way, or that I am just going straight down my
list of academic requirements. Either could be true.
Meal
plan Mondays. Actually I lost interest in this one because sometimes in the
middle of the week I ask myself what I was thinking and make a off menu change.
Well this happens a lot! I am sure I have named other days but I have forgotten
so they do not get a mention. I think sometimes in an effort to stay focused I name
things, sometimes I love an idea and want to keep it up, and sometimes I am
just random.
So back
to the title of the post Grateful Fridays. Being Grateful Cultivates Joy. I
read that today and it gave me pause. If being grateful cultivates joy maybe it
is time for me to be more grateful in order to becomes more joyous. Maybe the
key to conquering the winter blues is simply to be grateful for the details.
Although to be honest right now the boys are fighting and crying and not being
happy. Sometimes it is hard to be joyous but I am ever so grateful to have
those boys in my life. Funny story when I was a teenager I wrote in a journal.
For some reason I was always thanking God for boys. So God repaid the favor
with a house full of boys. True story.
I am
grateful to my husband. He is wonderful and is my missing puzzle piece. I am so
happy that he chose me and still loves me. He encourages me to be better and
points out my flaws when necessary (I love it because I can get wrapped up in
myself and frankly sometimes I need to be reminded that I can be better). He is
there when I need him. I am so grateful that he is mine.
We
recently got some new puppies. They are cuddly and always want to be near me. Considering
my husband seems to be an animal whisperer I am grateful for their warm little
bodies in my lap and next to me. It helps that they are 7 and 5 pounds and they
will not outgrow me.
I am
grateful for my health and the health of our family. I am grateful that we are
able to support the local farmers around us. I am grateful that we can feed the
children a healthy diet.
I am
grateful for family time. I am grateful that I get the privilege to stay home
with my children, and I get to home school them. I am grateful to have a house,
and electricity. I am grateful to live in Texas for such a long period of time
(at least five years). I am also very thankful for you my friends. Thank you
for reading, thank you for your support. Thank you for being you.
I am
happy and I am joyous.
I hope
that you are able to find the joy today and that it is filled with love and
laughter. Be well my Friends
