Stuck in a funk

Sounds bad right?

Well, I like funk.  I like funk music, playing that funky music white boy, and I even like the funky cold medina.  I like a life with funk.  So I'm putting a new spin on the phrase 'stuck in a funk.'

Have you ever just looked around your life and thought, "really and truly, every day has been better than the last."  I don't remember ever thinking that before specifically, but I thought about it driving home tonight.

Things have been good lately.  Not perfect, not only good.  But yes, they have been good.  I might even say great.  And it seems that each day is better than the last.

And while I enjoy these last few moments of summer before the hustle and bustle of Younglife starts again, and share in the joy that some friends will be sharing as they get married in the next month, I know that it's true.  That each day really can be better than the last.

Things still can and are going wrong.  But I will pray, and smile, and move on because Life is So Good, and I do believe, it's getting better. <3

Oh, you better believe it's personal!

Let's face it, sometimes little things happen.  They hit a nerve with us and we take it personally.  And with me, it is 9 times out of 10 something that was done inadvertantly with without intention of anyone getting hurt.

But it still happens.  Things personally move us, hurt us, make us angry with ourselves or one another.  People personally let us down.  Things don't go they way we plan them in our perfect snapshot of what life should look like.

That is the sympton of a fallen world.  A world of pride, a world of selfishness, and a world of busi-ness.  A world where our agenda does not always include the best of some of the people we love.  We try, but we fail at times, because we are not perfect. 

Which is why it's personal.  There will always be personal let downs, personal disappointments, personal moments of feeling forgotten or  not-good-enough.  Which is why it is so great to have a personal God.  I sometimes forget to be thankful for the fact that there is a God out there that doesn't just spin the world on an axis, but wants to be here - there - wherever we are - for those personal moments that we feel personally hurt.  And not only does he want to be there, but he wants to be the source of that personal joy that keeps us from feeling too much personal hurt or disappointment.

I believe he blesses us dearly with people in our lives that love us and care for us, but without the occasional disappointment, we would not realize the personal joy that only he provides.

So is life personal?  Absolutely.
Is that painful sometimes?  Absolutely.
Is that overwhelmingly amazing as well?  Absolutely.

"She glances at the photo, and the pilot light of memory flickers in her eyes." ~Frank Deford

The little diva who came to the beach with my small group ladies. <3

Mid-run, wearing the dogs down!

Little Bean - just straight chillin....

Loves him some playtime with the dogs!

It's a girl!!  Cupcakes for my sweet Caitlyn to congratulate her on her new addition.

Do you heart cupcakes?

Sorry - still having rotating issues.  But my little babe, showing her phantastic phillies pride :-)

Best blogger ever!!

Ok, so in an effort to actually keep up with my blog - I'm changing it up a bit.  While I like to write stories for people to read, it is just too hard with keeping up with a busy life and a blog, and by the time I MAKE time for a blog, it's just a list of exciting things that have happened in my life, which always sound less exciting as a list.

So from now on it will be little glimpses of my life.  From the small, seemingly unimportant blessings, to the big ones.  Just whatever struck me as a wonderful moment of adventure, love, God, joy, etc.  Life is so full of the little positive moments that when we miss them we miss moments worth cherishing.

I am so grateful for:

Roommates that are so different, so beautiful, and so much fun to be around.

Friends who inconvenience their lives to help you be closer to your pup for a week.

Learning the art of geocatching, speanding whole days laughing, and just being with a great guy.

Moments in the grocery store where God shows us that he is in control in the small moments too.

Friendships that are not perfect, but when put in the stress-test always come through brighter and stronger.

Puppy dates with Cooper, Blake & Luke, Lulu, and Bingo - and their owners :-)

2 Day vacations, family, friends, sun and the reminder that there is a life outside the mundane work week.

Friends who found someone that they want to spend the rest of their lives with, and have invited friends and family to be a part of that.  It is an honor to share in their happiness.

"To whom much is given, much is expected."  I'm grateful for having that engrained in me, and constantly beign challenged to live that out in my life, and seek new ways to to so.

Have had a year with slaing to live in the same state.  See each other frequently, and wish her off to begin a new life up north.

 Life is so good.  And I do believe, it's getting better <3