When things in my life get monotonous or stressful I used to get down and melancholy about everything, which clearly made things worse. While I still sometimes find myself complaining and upset about the little things, I have come up with a few ways to cope, so that the feelings never get overwhelming. One of them is to pray. I pray for guidance, I’m thankful for all the wonderful parts of my life (of which there are MANY), and I pray for the people and things that are causing me angst. And the other coping mechanism is to look for things in and around this beautiful universe that bring me joy!
In an effort to share the good things in life, I am starting a series on this blog, and on my Pinterest page about the things that bring me, and hopefully YOU, joy! I am going to start today with a very simple one: my family, and more specifically our beginnings. In an on-line Mommy group, we like to occasionally share pictures of our brand new babies with each other. I LOVE when this happens, usually spontaneously, because it makes me so joyful. So today I am sharing with you the first moment of my baby’s life, as it is his beginning.
In an effort to share the good things in life, I am starting a series on this blog, and on my Pinterest page about the things that bring me, and hopefully YOU, joy! I am going to start today with a very simple one: my family, and more specifically our beginnings. In an on-line Mommy group, we like to occasionally share pictures of our brand new babies with each other. I LOVE when this happens, usually spontaneously, because it makes me so joyful. So today I am sharing with you the first moment of my baby’s life, as it is his beginning.
Before Preston was even a thought, though, a family was born. John and I got married in Aug 2009, and the beginning of our life together was one of the most joyful days of my life. Of course we had the moment when we met, the time we started dating, the friendship before that, and the day we got engaged, but those feel more like “things” than beginnings.
And of course we are blessed with supportive parents, grandparents, siblings, and aunts and uncles, who were all in our family from the beginning.
What are some of the joyful moments you have had with your family?
What are some of the joyful moments you have had with your family?