New Normal
Hello To those who read my blog! It's been a few weeks since I returned from Costa Rica. A new season has begun and I am getting my footing. No longer a student, I am back to work (substituting) Monday through Friday, embracing what God has for me each day.
My new normal is very nice so far. I like the freedom, flexibility, and variety I have in my schedule. I have a new appreciation for everything, odd, and random, such as:
The order we have in our society. If you have traveled overseas, you will understand this appreciation.
Groupons! I just returned from a two-hour kayak excursion from a groupon I purchased earlier in the summer. It was great fun which I enjoyed with my friend, Shayna. She works with the Navigators and I like her very much.
I also got my oil changed this week for a bargain price through a groupon!
Fall: this year, maybe more than past years, I am so excited about the season. I am excited about the change of the weather, wearing my favorite jeans, my boots, fall clothes in general, football games (though I have yet to watch one!), parties, comfort food... etc. I love the beautiful morning skies as I drive to my differing assignments each day. The colors of fall are gorgeous!
Speaking of comfort foods: in the last years I have discovered I love rice pudding! Go figure! So very comforting, so delicious... such a treat!
God Assignments: This is a new perspective God has brought about in my heart and mind. Each day is a gift from Him. It comes packed full of purpose and significance from the Lord. A few days this past week, I felt challenged through small trials to gripe and complain. Remembering that He has purpose and a reason for me in whatever I am doing or given to do, helped me walk in victory. It is a serious joy supplier to live that way!
My family: I live quite far from each of my siblings, and therefore all my nieces and nephews. Lately, I have had a tender desire for them. As I think of each of them, I pray for them, and realize how precious they all are and how much I miss them. I really like the little people they are, and what they are becoming. I love seeing what God is doing in their lives. I just wish I had a closer view.
Continued growth: I love to keep learning and growing. I am learning more about many things: photography, food, health/nutrition, and spiritual/emotional healing. When we stop learning, we stop growing. There is too much to learn to do that!
My new normal is very nice so far. I like the freedom, flexibility, and variety I have in my schedule. I have a new appreciation for everything, odd, and random, such as:
The order we have in our society. If you have traveled overseas, you will understand this appreciation.
Groupons! I just returned from a two-hour kayak excursion from a groupon I purchased earlier in the summer. It was great fun which I enjoyed with my friend, Shayna. She works with the Navigators and I like her very much.
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| This is her chowing down on her juicy peach for lunch on the water :-) We had a very deep conversation about our favorite fruits, and I most decidedly came to the conclusion that peaches are my favorite. Good to have that settled, huh? |
Fall: this year, maybe more than past years, I am so excited about the season. I am excited about the change of the weather, wearing my favorite jeans, my boots, fall clothes in general, football games (though I have yet to watch one!), parties, comfort food... etc. I love the beautiful morning skies as I drive to my differing assignments each day. The colors of fall are gorgeous!
Speaking of comfort foods: in the last years I have discovered I love rice pudding! Go figure! So very comforting, so delicious... such a treat!
Good, Silky Coffee! Costa Rica ruined me for good: I will no longer be able to drink coffee in which the grains don't float, lacks obvious oil residue, not fresh ground, nor isn't arabica! I am stocked for a few weeks... but I will have to find a Britt supplier nearby!
God Assignments: This is a new perspective God has brought about in my heart and mind. Each day is a gift from Him. It comes packed full of purpose and significance from the Lord. A few days this past week, I felt challenged through small trials to gripe and complain. Remembering that He has purpose and a reason for me in whatever I am doing or given to do, helped me walk in victory. It is a serious joy supplier to live that way!
My family: I live quite far from each of my siblings, and therefore all my nieces and nephews. Lately, I have had a tender desire for them. As I think of each of them, I pray for them, and realize how precious they all are and how much I miss them. I really like the little people they are, and what they are becoming. I love seeing what God is doing in their lives. I just wish I had a closer view.
Continued growth: I love to keep learning and growing. I am learning more about many things: photography, food, health/nutrition, and spiritual/emotional healing. When we stop learning, we stop growing. There is too much to learn to do that!
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| I took this today while we were out on the lake: Fun!! So, Here's to my New Normal! Mov'in On and Up! |
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