Christmas lights

Is there really anything more gorgeous or relaxing than looking at the Christmas lights in your living room when everyone else has gone to bed?

It's the little things that are the bestest.

What the season is...

... and what it isn't.



It IS about Jesus. How would you feel if no one acknowledged it was YOUR birthday?



It's NOT about 84,000 parties, 83,995 of which you couldn't care less about attending.



It IS about family and love.



It's NOT about having unreasonable expectations. Norman Rockwell probably had no intention of making everyone miserable with his paintings. He was just painting a picture. Not setting the bar for normalcy.

It's about celebrating that Jesus came and what He came to do with the people who mean the most to us.

Casting Crowns-"Praise You In This Storm" (live)

This is one of the best songs ever and a perfect one for a bad day... or a bad string of days. It was written in honor of a woman who's daughter was dying of cancer, and who chose to trust God even when her whole world was falling apart.

If she can do it, I certainly can. I'm not facing anything CLOSE to that.

I trust God... that He knows what He's doing and that He loves me.

Kutless - What Faith Can Do

This is such an amazing song. Had to share. It's where my heart is today.

Sometimes...

Sometimes...

• You just have to realize that you have limits.
• You have to ask for help even when you don't want to.
• You have to understand that you can't control everything in your environment.
• You realize that God is much better at His job than you are.
• You learn that you're not, in fact, 10 feet tall and bulletproof.
• You figure out that your own problems are not as big as you imagine.
• You relinquish your title as Chief Executive Maker of Mountains from Molehills.
• You just take a deep breath and rest.

Stressful...

Work has been really crazy lately and I'm not really dealing with it very well. Just trying to deal as best I can without jacking with my healthy lifestyle.

Why is it that you want to eat copious amounts of chocolate when you have a crappy day? LOL

YOGA!

Okay, I am getting completely hooked on my yoga class!

I started taking yoga because I knew I needed to add some strength training to my exercise routine, but I loathe... yes LOATHE, working on those inferal weight machines at the gym. BO---RING!

So I started taking a Monday night yoga class with a friend at my gym. I've been going for over a month now and I'm loving it. It's relaxing, even helps with a headache, AND my arms are getting totally toned. SCORE!

Who knew I'd get all zen and stuff? LOL