Tonight I will be off to the great state of Florida for vacation with a friend and her family. I say great state but I really don't know that because I've never been there. Mostly I just said it cause it rhymes I guess.
Anyway...
I'll be gone for a while from my normal life and work and rest and everything in between. I know it'll be a good time. Like I wrote last time I left my normal life for a week, I will miss a few things though. Now of course I realize that going away on vacation to the beach is much different than going away to be a camp counselor in the woods (and if you didn't know it, let me assure you, they are very different). However, I'm still leaving home and my normal life behind and that will probably almost always be at least a little bit difficult for me- in one way or another.
In other news, I haven't written about things I'm thankful for in a while and I apologize for that. I know neglecting to post about things I'm thankful for on a weekly basis has become a semi-regular occurrence around here and that might lead one to believe that I don't really care too much about it, but I do genuinely want to do it and do it well. There is so much to be thankful for. And yes, I can sound redundant and repetitive (and redundant) while writing the same style of posts every week, but that doesn't cancel out the fact that writing about what I'm thankful for is worth it.
So today, I'm thankful for 2 things that may seem like an oxymoron but really do blend together.
2. I'm thankful that the things at home that I'm leaving behind are things worth missing.
A.A. Milne, the writer of Winnie the Pooh said it very well.
Even though it's less of a 'goodbye' and more of a 'see you in about 6 days', that's how I feel. As we were on our way to breakfast this morning, I looked over at Jake and, not uncommonly, was washed over with the truth that I am smack-you-in-the-face-and-land-you-on-your-butt blessed through him. And not only with having him, but with being able to live alongside him and be with him most every day. He melts my heart with the thoughtful and sweet ways he loves me so well. And I'm not only thankful for how he loves me, but the opportunity I have every day to love him better and more than the day before too. What a priviledge.
I won't get any more sappy about him here (I was enough of a mess this morning) but it will suffice to say that he is so (and 'so' doesn't even describe it) precious to me. He will be missed (thank you, God, for Skype).
Don't get me wrong, I'll miss my other friends and family as well. As you would probably figure though, it's just harder to leave him behind.
The good thing is, I'm not even leaving for very long (imagine what this post would look like if I was!!). These things are just worth being thankful over, and worth missing, even if you are only gone a week. J
Anyway...
I'll be gone for a while from my normal life and work and rest and everything in between. I know it'll be a good time. Like I wrote last time I left my normal life for a week, I will miss a few things though. Now of course I realize that going away on vacation to the beach is much different than going away to be a camp counselor in the woods (and if you didn't know it, let me assure you, they are very different). However, I'm still leaving home and my normal life behind and that will probably almost always be at least a little bit difficult for me- in one way or another.
In other news, I haven't written about things I'm thankful for in a while and I apologize for that. I know neglecting to post about things I'm thankful for on a weekly basis has become a semi-regular occurrence around here and that might lead one to believe that I don't really care too much about it, but I do genuinely want to do it and do it well. There is so much to be thankful for. And yes, I can sound redundant and repetitive (and redundant) while writing the same style of posts every week, but that doesn't cancel out the fact that writing about what I'm thankful for is worth it.
So today, I'm thankful for 2 things that may seem like an oxymoron but really do blend together.
1. I'm thankful for this cool opportunity to go on vacation somewhere I've never gone before, to see places I've never seen. While the unknowns can sometimes make my rambunctious heart uneasy, I'm excited for the adventure and the opportunity to make the best of it all. It's not every day that someone offers to take you on vacation with them and that's a pretty big blessing in itself. I'm really excited and thankful for this trip.
2. I'm thankful that the things at home that I'm leaving behind are things worth missing.A.A. Milne, the writer of Winnie the Pooh said it very well.
“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.”
Even though it's less of a 'goodbye' and more of a 'see you in about 6 days', that's how I feel. As we were on our way to breakfast this morning, I looked over at Jake and, not uncommonly, was washed over with the truth that I am smack-you-in-the-face-and-land-you-on-your-butt blessed through him. And not only with having him, but with being able to live alongside him and be with him most every day. He melts my heart with the thoughtful and sweet ways he loves me so well. And I'm not only thankful for how he loves me, but the opportunity I have every day to love him better and more than the day before too. What a priviledge.
I won't get any more sappy about him here (I was enough of a mess this morning) but it will suffice to say that he is so (and 'so' doesn't even describe it) precious to me. He will be missed (thank you, God, for Skype).
Don't get me wrong, I'll miss my other friends and family as well. As you would probably figure though, it's just harder to leave him behind.
The good thing is, I'm not even leaving for very long (imagine what this post would look like if I was!!). These things are just worth being thankful over, and worth missing, even if you are only gone a week. J