I have been thinking about this blog and why I started it and why it has been so long since I posted. The truth is that this year has been a dumpster fire. Work has been hard and overwhelming. It is either too much or not enough and no time for a real vacation. Home has been filled with lots of physical pain and people getting hurt and sick. Either I have to take care of them or take care of the housework they usually do or both. We had to change churches because a group of people in our church were acting in a way that made us not want to be there.So where’s the good in all this? It just seems like too much and makes me want to run away.

I keep hearing, from a multitude of sources, that when you are on a journey, instead of continually focusing on the next goal, you need to take time to appreciate where you are and what you have accomplished. I have not been doing that. There is no taking time to appreciate the here and now. Until this morning. My trainer was talking about this concept and asked us to really think about where we are and then post something on our online community that we are thankful for or proud of. I thought about that for the rest of the workout.

I have an amazing husband. We have enough that we can work on paying off bills without too much disruption of our usual spending habits. Other than the usual colds and viruses and such, our kids are healthy. I am physically able to work out. I have so much stuff in my house that I have to give stuff away to make my home less stressful. Our new chirch is amazing and we all look forward to going. My life may not be where I want it to be, but when it gets to be too much, focusing on the current good and the current wins truly helps.

Have a blessed day, Friends. Till next time.