Blessed and Stressed

My world is full of blessings and my world is full of stress. Which of these I choose to lean toward is what makes up my attitude on a daily basis. No one wants to choose stress over blessings, but by the time all of the little things in life have added up and you finally realize that you are stressed, it is too late. Because you have just at that moment realized that stress is eating you alive.
I am currently there. Sunday was my birthday. Yes I will say it, I turned 41, I feel more like 14, I was once told by an awesome pastor, you are who you hang around with. Well I hang around a bunch of kids and their mean average is about 11 so go figure that I act like one, at least in my heart.
Well I was sick Sunday and I took a little time to reflect that I was stressed, that was part of my recent problems. I also realized that with the holidays coming, I don't want to be stressed. Something deep inside of me wants this to be the best Christmas in a very long time. Not gift wise though. Spirit wise. Spirit filled. Memory making. Just relishing the holidays like we should, not depending on others for our satisfaction. Enjoying every moment. Taking it all in. So many "tragedies" this year that are affecting my family. Making every moment count.
If you love someone tell them, If you want to do something, do it. If you can dream it, do your best to have it.
My new favorite song over the last several weeks has been "Little Wonders" by Rob Thomas. It was written for the Disney movie "Meet the Robinson's". The song implies that our lives are made of these moments that we call little wonders. I call them the everyday things that we take for granted and we should slow down and enjoy them, inhale them, make them count.
A few examples of some everyday things that one might overlook in our busyness----a teenager stating firmly that God will end the world when HE wants to, not when someone says it will end(2012). ----friends that love you not matter what you do(that is very important)----husbands that surprise you with a stereo in your truck for no reason (well i really wanted one--he has no idea how much that little thing meant to me)---husbands that by Haribu Gummi Bears for your birthday. Kids that make you cards for no reason and just give them to you.--Friends that bring donuts by your work, and they are just for me and I am most certain it is out of someones way to do it. Those donuts --you know who you are--really brighten up my day. big smiles. ---laughing with your kids at TV shows--red bulls that magically appear, for me of course. lol.
I could list forever the little things that make up my life, even the bad sometimes (which i hate the bad) but all of it mixed together is what makes us all different.
God loves us all the same, it is how we show his love to others, that separate us from the ordinary. If we could be Jesus to just one person a day, think how that could change lives. Those are life changing moments and they could be as simple as a thank you. 99% of the time you will not know about the change, but they will and it will mean the world to them.
Just this last week a good friend of mine reminded me of an incident that occured between us that i remembered after she told me the story, but at the time I never put 2 and 2 together that it was her. God had a plan, it was under God's circumstances that it happened, not luck. It was God. God knows what he is doing, do you? I don't. I put my trust in him that all I do, good or bad will accomplish his will.
I am trying to slow down, do God's will and enjoy every moment that I have loving others and having fun. What will you do.


I have added the link to the song on you tube, listen to the words and enjoy. Have a blessed--not stressed holiday! It's not what you get, it's how you feel. give it feels better than receiving. i know. Check it out! You won't be sorry.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLT4N5IgP9c