Friday, October 19, 2007

Are you happy? I am!

I was watching "the View" today...I know - I know..... but it's on and I'm home! Anyhoo - they were discussing being happy, and the general consensus was that they didn't think anyone was really happy. Especially "religious" people....the guilt trip and all that..don't get too happy or the other shoe will drop. Better to be down and depressed so there are no surprises. Hogwash!

Well, let me say that I am happy. Is my life perfect? Absolutely not. But I am happy. I have an all powerful God who loves me, a Savior who stands beside Him pleading for me - how could I not be happy? Now, happiness is relative I guess (no, you don't get it from your relatives - it's usually the opposite!). Happiness for me is contentedness, knowing that in the end, everything will be made right and whole, no more questions without answers, no tears, no sickness, no death. This makes me happy. My family and friends love me and I love them - this makes me happy. I live in the beautiful mountains of NC that are now turning beautiful yellow, red and orange - this makes me happy. Life is an adventure - this makes me happy. There is just so much to be happy about. Happiness outweighs the circumstances we find ourselves in, if we will let it.

If you are not happy, I hope this doesn't sound like drivel to you. Pray for happiness. I know that the Lord Jesus came to give us life, and life more abundantly....how can that not call for happiness? I pray that if you need some happiness, it will come to you in buckets full! He is faithful and He will do it!

He makes me happy!

On the weigh down....

My weight loss journey continues to be wonderful. I've lost 58.5 pounds, so I figure I'm over half way there. My clothes are all too big, except for a few that I save from the last time I was smaller. We'll be heading to Florida for a visit within the next two weeks, so I'm looking forward to some shopping with my mom!

I really have a different view of food now. I've dieted soooo many times, but this time is very different. I still don't eat much, and have to make sure I drink a protein shake every day to get my protein in. There is no way I could do it otherwise! I passed a milestone recently, and my hubby was saying that we needed to celebrate it...however I wanted. Well, I can tell you, before this, I would have been figuring out where to go out to eat, even if I was dieting. But now I don't find food to be celebratory. It's just not that interesting anymore. So I guess I will have to figure out what else we can do. A movie in the theatre would be great!

Speaking of visiting Florida, here we go again. It just seems that right now, that's where the jobs are for Louie. He is looking to change careers, and the Lord may be opening some doors for him, but right now the door is open to Florida. I just hope we'll get a little cool weather while we are there, since we'll be missing it here.

The leaves are changing colors here, and they are beautiful. Since moving here in 2004, this is only the second time we've seen the fall. We saw it in 2004, but then it was late in 2005 so we had already gone to Florida, and then last year we were already in Florida and stayed past the colors. I'm glad to be here this year, so we can appreciate the beautiful fall season, and not JUST have to rake the leaves up!

We're heading to drive the Appalachian Parkway on Sunday with my brother and sister in law, Frank and Sherri. It's supposed to be a nice day, so I'm looking forward to it.

Happy Fall Y'all!!!