Fifty Two Weeks of Joy

This blessing took place the week of July 13 th – 19 th This week was kind of a bummer… However, it ended well and has encouraged me to possibly continue this blog after I've completed the 52 weeks. It's time for me to be honest with myself and those reading my blog. Lately, I've been in an uncomfortable amount of pain. It's made for a very unpleasant attitude. I simply don't feel good and I don't have the energy or desire to do anything. It's frustrating because Eli, my 2 year old son, wants to play and I just can't. The pain is so annoying I didn't even want to do a blessing this week. Of course, I tried to bless an older gentleman on my taxi program. I saw him walking and offered to give him a ride and buy him lunch. He politely refused my offer. Bummer! Looking back it's probably best I didn't give him a ride. Plus, I'm sure my husband is thankful I didn't give him a ride. Either way I felt like my blessings didn...

This blessing took place the week of July 6 th – 12 th This week was another small blessing; I simply took a friend to lunch. Her grandfather passed away and I wanted to be there for her, because she has been there for me so many times.   The death of my mother has taught me, no matter the age of a person it's never easy to say goodbye. No matter how much time we've been given with our loved ones it's never enough. We will always long for one more phone call, one more visit, one more hug, or just one more kiss… No matter how much time we've been given it will never be enough. However, as Christians we can mourn with joy, because we are promised we will be reunited with our loved ones. We will spend an eternity with them. Do you realize how long eternity is? It's never ending; it's forever, for always… In eternity there are no goodbyes! Take comfort in that today as you mourn a loved one who has gone home. We are promised an eternity of no more ...

This blessing took place the week of June 29 th – July 5 th   A few weeks ago I made Oscar a perfect photo book to celebrate our 4 years of marriage. This week the book came in the mail I was so excited to show Oscar and celebrate our history together. Only thing is we are talking about me and I've told you all this before, but like most things I do this evolved into an ordeal instead of what it really was a simple gesture of love. Turns out my perfect photo book wasn't so perfect. I made a few minor errors… For starters I put the wrong anniversary date. For some of you I realize this is just plain crazy, how could a woman forget her anniversary? I didn't forget our anniversary I just simply put the wrong month… Thankfully, I'm married to a man who thinks it's cute I put the wrong month. Plus if any of you saw this book none of you would've even known it was wrong. We had a good laugh about the mistake continued to reminisce, and then we get to the l...

This blessing took place the week of June 22 nd -28 th My blessing this week was another small gesture, but I think it helped make a stranger's day a little easier. I was at the grocery store with a full basket in line ready to check out. A guy came in line behind me with just a couple items and obviously in a hurry. I asked him if he would like to go in front of me, because he only had a few things to purchase. Surprised by the offer he gladly accepted and went ahead of me, purchased his items, thanked me, and left. As a kid I witnessed my parents do this for several people. All my life I've heard people say it's the little things in life that matter… However, I feel as though we take these small gestures for granted. We tend to not be thankful for little acts of kindness until we start to not receive them. I remember as a new mom my first experience with the stroller. Trying to get in and out of stores was more of a challenge than I anticipated. So many peop...

This blessing took place the week of June 15 th – 21 st Honestly, this week was a very trying week for me. Sadly, I had several first world problems and kind of had a pity party all week long. To make a long story short I had an issue with a twig… Our AC went out… My keys got locked in my car AGAIN… And so on and so on… One day it finally hit me. None of this really matters. I made the decision to change my perspective and start thanking God for all the amazing blessings I do have. Thank you Jesus for the trees in my front yard, even if they do cause twigs to fall onto my yard. Thank you Jesus for a beautiful home that has an AC and a husband who is handy and can fix things! Thank you Jesus for giving me a reliable car even though Eli continues to lock the keys in it, but more importantly thank you for blessing me with a now healthy son who is smart enough to not lock himself in the car. In the midst of all my petty American drama I have learned to focus on the good instead...