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Joy in the Milky Way

Well, all my little chickadees went to sleep by 8:00 and stayed asleep! In my last post I mentioned catching up on my housework if they did that. Didn't do it. My husband had sermon prep to work on tonight after he went on visitation. So we sat comfortably together, him working over at the desk, me enjoying an ENTIRE chick flick, plus a Milky Way he brought me that I did not even have to hide while I ate it! It was awesome! .....sorry, but it makes me a bit giddy to think of!

Find joy in the small things in life. The big things don't come every day, in fact there are no promises of BIG things that are joyful. Choose to find something to be happy and positive about every day.

A few things I noticed today:

1. That Milky Way I mentioned.
2. The fact that hubby thought to get it for me just because he thought I might like one.
3. The curve of LadyBug's cheek and the twinkle in her eye when she laughed this afternoon.
4. Holding the FlowerChild and rocking her to sleep tonight.
5. Nursing the baby to sleep and the smell of clean jammies and baby lotion.

Anyone can be negative and critical about their circumstances, the stress in their life, the people in their life! But it is so worth it to try to cultivate an attitude of thankfulness in even the little things. If you are one that has trouble with this, start practicing. Practice until it becomes a habit then continue practicing until it becomes who you are. Because whatever your attitude is WILL eventually become who you are.

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