"...and on a sunday, i'll think it through"

so people: here's my story.

it's been a crazy week.
class.
achievement day.
life.
scrap sale.
3 all nighters/no sleep for me.
calorie counting.
a migraine.
leaving my sweet girl & my sweet man too much.
a million projects.
a busted tv.
very little blogging time.
a sad-n-cluttery abode.
& life again.

needless to say: i was ready for my fave day of the week: sunday.

sunday means church, happy feelings, family, very little pressure, naps, singing & learning, and no stress on purpose.

and myron makes biscuits & gravy.

♥love♥

this fine sunday, i have had this lovely hymn in my head for no particular reason at all.


each life that touches ours for good,
relfects thine own great mercy lord.
thou sendest blessings from above
thru words and deeds of those we love

what greater gift dost thou bestow?
what greater goodness can we know?
than christlike friends whose gentle ways
strengthen our faith, enrich our days.

lately in my life, i have been very overwhelmed {in a good way} by just that:
the goodness of all the people around me.

good friends.
strangers.
blog buddies.
church associates.
family.
work commadres.

after spending the week among so many fabulous women @ the store, chillin' w/ amazing girlies i've gotten to know through my church calling, chattin with the nice stranger in the line @ voting on tuesday, missing my out-of-town family that went back to oregon, missing my in-town family that i haven't seen all week, sitting next to dear friends @ a scrapbooking late nighter {thanks again for your help tam}, shootin' the breeze with my mom on the phone tonight, and spending saturday morn from 7-noon with some of the most delightful women i know...

has reminded me, yet again:
life is amazing.

i love that every single person we meet, we can gleen *at least* one fabulous attribute or lesson from.

no matter our differences, we can all find amazing qualities about each other that we'd like to incorporate into our own lives & existence.

i could spend all night listing specific people & what a difference they have made in my life.

by a sweet gift.
a kind comment.
a thoughtful gesture.
an act of service.

but if i went in alpha order, it'd take me a decade to even get through the a's!
i'd spend five years on amy totty alone!

i love that everyone's different and unique. i love that everyone has their own talents & strengths to bring to the table. i love that we all have specific gifts from god that are given to us to bless the lives of others.

this reminds me that there is absolutely NO reason to compare ourselves to the people around us...because we ALL have something to offer. we are all special & unique. we all have a place, even when it doesn't seem like it.

i love that we are all together here on this crazy earth to "mourn with those that mourn & comfort those that stand in need of comfort." i am so appreciative of all the fabulous people in my life who "strengthen my feeble knees" and help me to grow & become.

i'm so grateful to the heavens above for sending that song to my crazy brain this morning.

just ponderin' that for a quick uno-momento has liberated me from my occasional/not-so-occasional feelings of self doubt & insecurity.

a sincere thanks goes to all of you: for being each life that touches mine for good.

{happy sunday, almost monday}