I had a neighbor stop by today while I was working outside. We stood there and chatted for about 10 minutes and he invited me to the 4th of July celebration he was having. I was surprised and blessed that he took the time to say hi and to invite me.
It dawned on me that it is the type of interaction that I never had time for before. I would have been inside the house preparing for the next day or at a meeting or just too tired to bother. It is one of the many small blessings I am finding along the way that are completely unexpected but oh so very welcome.
I really want to take the time to enjoy this time off. I want to spend more time with people, get work done around the house and perhaps do things that I have not had the time or the inclination to do in years.
I guess that a lot of it will be determined by my attitude. Attitude can make this a positive growing time or attitude can make this a miserable time. Sigh … it is so easy to slid into despair … or grief. But I choose to keep fighting against the darkness.
"But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light." 1 Peter 2:9
God loves me and calls me out of the darkness, it will be up to me to step into the light. It is time to move forward.
Just Connie
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