I've been gone for a while. Well, not physically. Just emotionally. And not really gone. Just tired. It seems that life has me coming and going lately, and both at the same time! My plate is full, and somehow, with God's amazing grace, I am balancing it all.
I love life. Even when things are sad or difficult or confusing, I really do love life. I am thankful for it. For my life. For all that God has put in my path... All the people, the places, the sounds, the sights, ballads and prose, singing and laughter, loves, and colors, the wind, and the quiet. I need them all to be whole. To be me.
One of my favorite parts of the day are the early morning hours, when the world is mostly asleep, and it's still dark and quiet. I can think clearly. I pray. I seek God's face. And I'm filled with the peace and the strength for the new day. I stand in the shower, warm water cascading all around me, washing the ugliness of pain and fear right down the drain so there is no weight of yesterdays lingering. It's a fresh start. No matter what has happened, this day is new. And I'm blessed to be in it. And I never want to forget that.
Life is not easy for anybody. We all struggle, we all journey toward the goal of happiness and joy each and every day. There are stumbling blocks, but how we handle those will help to determine our level of contentment while we travel on. It's a choice: laughter or tears, joy or frustration, harmony or confusion. We were given the right, the ability, to choose. So choose wisely. Choose prayerfully. Choose.
Life is ever changing, and we need to be able to follow whatever lead God puts in our path. We need to make lemonade out of lemons. And strength out of fears.
And a little Dove Dark Chocolate never hurts, either. ;)
Be Blessed...
Cheri ♥
