Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Joyful moments

Apparently, it snowed on some people in the Portland area last night.  Not on those of us in the Sellwood banana belt, though.  It might snow again tonight, and I am working, so I'm hoping to see some amazing snow early in the morning!  I love snow.  I know that my opinion is not the majority (among adults... I think that most school-going children are with me!), but I can't help it!

So there you go:  my bit of joy for you.  Other joyful moments today included watching A Charlie Brown Christmas with an 88-year-old and hearing her laugh her way through it, spending time with people and helping out at Forward Edge International, hanging out with my roommate for a while, and eating my new favorite snack: Newman's Own Organic Honey Wheat Mini Pretzels.  They are so good!  And also they are mini, which is one of my favorite features when it comes to food.

Those are joy-in-the-moment things.  I am anticipating some things as well, so those get to count, I think.  I'm looking forward to spending time with family.  I'm appreciating the peace and hope that are finally taking root a little more in media coverage today.  I am grateful for the assurance that God is with me and will never leave me.  I have moments of panic, sometimes, where I start to worry about money and the future and life in general.  And somehow, in those moments, I am able to take a deep breath ("I am a little seed...") and remember that I have always been taken care of, and that it's not going to change now.

So... random-ish thoughts today.  I hope you had some joyful moments (in the present or anticipated) as well!

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