I felt like a man for awhile.
I had to look up my anniversary to make sure I got the date right.
(Some men might not even bother to do that.)
Sorry if that offends any men.....well sort of.
So here are some reflections since my blogging birth.
UNEXPECTED THINGS I HAVE LEARNED:
* That blogging can and has opened up a new awareness and computer world for me.
* That you can make "friends" even though you have never officially met them in person.
* That there are SO many talented people out there who just think, " Oh, it's not a big thing".
* That there are SO many talented bloggers!
* That the world is literally at my fingertips.
* That although I do not always want to continually be schooled in some of the lessons presented me, "graduating" means I am done living.
* That the lessons I am learning are not unique to me.
* That empathy and understanding can come from total strangers.
* That ALL of us have unexpected lives.
* That even when you accept that life is unexpected there are certain things you never expect to happen in your life. And wish never would have.
* That in spite of all the painful "unexpecteds", life continues to bring the promised rainbow after the storm. (We may just have to be more patient for some to appear.)
"...know...that all these things shall give thee experience, and shall be for thy good." D & C 122:7
January 29, 2012
January 20, 2012
The Unexpected Holiday Journey
For the first in my life Christmas was solely about the birth of Jesus.
There was no stress about shopping, or baking or crowds or a dinner menu.
There was no joy in watching and sharing with children and adults in gift exchanging.
It was the humblest of Christmas'.
I would like to say it was a conscious choice but it wasn't.
It was because of others' choices.
We are still feeling those effects and will be for a long time.
The year ended totally unexpected.
Thus I ended the old year and started the new year continuing to have The Unexpected Life.
In spite of that, this Christmas lesson taught me to be mindful in the future that not everyone is having a "Merry Christmas".
That focusing on Jesus is a needful thing and a blessing especially in trying times.
Remembering, that even when things are going well, especially when things are going well, Christmas is after-all about His birth.
I know this is off-timed but it has taken me this long to get to this point.
May the New Year be filled with blessings beyond what we can imagine!
"We may not know when or how the Lord's answers will be given, but in His time and His way, I testify, His answers will come." ~ Robert D. Hales
There was no stress about shopping, or baking or crowds or a dinner menu.
There was no joy in watching and sharing with children and adults in gift exchanging.
It was the humblest of Christmas'.
I would like to say it was a conscious choice but it wasn't.
It was because of others' choices.
We are still feeling those effects and will be for a long time.
The year ended totally unexpected.
Thus I ended the old year and started the new year continuing to have The Unexpected Life.
In spite of that, this Christmas lesson taught me to be mindful in the future that not everyone is having a "Merry Christmas".
That focusing on Jesus is a needful thing and a blessing especially in trying times.
Remembering, that even when things are going well, especially when things are going well, Christmas is after-all about His birth.
I know this is off-timed but it has taken me this long to get to this point.
May the New Year be filled with blessings beyond what we can imagine!
"We may not know when or how the Lord's answers will be given, but in His time and His way, I testify, His answers will come." ~ Robert D. Hales
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