Yesterday was a significant day for two reasons. First and foremost it was my husbands and my sixth wedding anniversary! Six years, three babies, two angel babies, and one baby on the way.
I can honestly say that I have never been more in love with him than I am now. He is my rock and best friend. He has the biggest heart and is fiercely loyal. He is strong and not just in the physical sense of the word. I am just truly, truly blessed to be his wife.
I am not sure I could ever say enough to him or about him as to just how much I love him, but I will save that for another post.
This one is more about our kids. The second reason my day was significant was because we got to dive into some owl pellets yesterday and it was so cool! My friend from our co-op told me where to buy them at and I have wanted to get some for the kids every since I knew that was something you could purchase.
So yesterday we got our hands dirty playing with these things and had so much fun trying to find all the little bones that were hidden in them!
This got me to thinking, we need to examine our own lives as thoroughly as we examined the owl pellets, to see what may be affecting our happiness and joy.
I had a conversation with my cousin not to long ago and we were talking about listening to christian music. I had mentioned that it just seems to automatically life my spirits when I have uplifting (ironic 😉 music on. However, if i choose to listen to sad, lonely, more depressing music, then I realize my mood tends to slump lower and lower. Now I realize that christian music is not everyone’s cup of tea, but I think the same concept can be applied across the board. If you choose to listen to upbeat, more positive music, I believe that your mood can only be impacted in a positive way. If your thing is listening to hard, negative, self-deprecating, or cruel music, then I believe it will have a negative affect on your mood.
The same goes for other areas of our lives. If we surround ourselves with negative minded people, or if we are prone to watching sad, or horrible shows, or if we only sit alone in our house and never want to get out. It may affect us more than we realize! (And I don’t take this lightly, as I can waste a day away with the best of them watching murder shows. I don’t understand the fascination but for some reason I can get lost in them.)
If we are determined to be driven and get things done or organized, then instead of turning the lights off and laying down for a nap, we should get up and encourage ourselves to push on.
I think many times, the outside influences (other people, events, or situations) in our lives play a big part in affecting our joy, but we also are the biggest road block in our own lives and happiness at times.
So last night, as I was combing over my life figuring out what things need to go or what situations I need to spend less energy on, or even what attitudes I need to pray to get rid of, I made a discovery. I am such a work in progress and that is exciting to me.
Ya’ll, He is not even close to finishing me yet. I don’t need to have it all figured out, and neither do you.
He is showing me all the little bones that need to be picked out of my life. He is molding me and shaping me into the woman He desires for me to be and I am thrilled to see what the end result will be. And while I wait for that, I will take pleasure in knowing that my God has His hands in every area of my life and He wants me to succeed. He wants me to grow and develop, so while there are areas that I believe need a lot of improvement in my life, I can embrace the fact that I am not left alone in improving my life. God is giving me wisdom and strength to dig through all the areas of my life to find what is stealing my joy.
What are the areas of your life that may be affecting your overall happiness? Are there situations you can avoid, or maybe even people you need to distance yourself from to find happiness? God can help you, and more then that He longs to be the one you turn to.
-Kristin
(Thank you for taking a moment to read!)
I love 💕 it Kristin,
This I’m sure most people can relate to in their lives, the good and the bad. The bones they need to find and remove from their lives to live a more happier and healthier life.!!!!
God Bless ✝️🙏😇🦅🇺🇸
GOD IS GREAT…….!!!!!!!!!
Oh Thank you so much Scott!! I appreciate the feedback more then you know! And I agree completely. God is great!
These words are so true… surround yourself with happy music, happy people, and never stop exploring. Thank you for the invitation to your blog
Oh it is my pleasure! Thank you for taking a moment to read it! Music is something that I totally connect with! And of course happy music as well. I tell CT all the time that I feel like you are my soul sister! I need to explore more and I am always so inspired by your desire to travel and see new things!