| | {no place i'd rather be}
i'm now writing as i sit on a old brown leather couch.
bought second hand from craigslist...
there's an ugly greenish outdoor/ indoor carpet on the floor.
dandelions through the window, in the yard beyond.
no more grand views of mountains.
or built in mahogany desks.
there's no continental breakfast provided. unless i make it myself.
no towels folded like ducks. or someone coming later to make the beds.
there's no heated pool on the floor below.
and check out time isn't at noon.
actually.. around here. there is no check out time! ;)
yes. i'm back home.
but ya know what..
there's no place i'd rather be.
grateful. on this monday.
especially a monday after being with family and friends that my heart aches for far away..
when the big kids are back at school. shayne back at work. me, back to what i do here..
and i feel that little nagging inside to be homesick. to be a little down. a little sad. a little, "gee. this isn't the way i had pictured life going..."
instead.
i'm choosing to look around and say, "gee. this isn't the way i pictured life going. but what a GOOD life it is!"
my husband. my kids. my home. green indoor/outdoor carpet and all. the friends we've made here. the gorgeous sunshine outside. God's provision.
because true joy isn't determined by having the circumstances we want -
but finding His hand in whatever circumstances we are.
what happens to us isn't just about us...
it's only a very small part of a much bigger story.
today. i choose to remember the bigger story! :)
 
 
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