When talking with my husband yesterday, Ash Wednesday, about what I could "give up" for Lent, or what "extra effort" I could give during the next 40 days, various things came to mind:
- Give up desserts (but not really a valid "effort" when I have already given up dairy due to nursing issues, so maybe I was eating only 4 desserts a month anyway)
- Eat only fruits and vegetables (somewhat unrealistic as a nursing mother)
- Avoid arguing with my husband (although the effort would be appreciated by all, I see as a set-up for failure)
Seeing as I have already:
1) Given up Facebook
2) Given up Dairy
My husband asked me to make an effort to be HAPPY. And in doing so, he asked me to tell him a joke every morning when I wake up.
The truth be known, I AM struggling with being happy in my daily life.
But, What do I have to NOT be happy about?
- I have a loving husband who takes care of my family and I.
- I have 4 wonderful and healthy children.
- We want for nothing and we have more than we deserve.
I SHOULD have a smile from ear to ear. I think maybe I take life too seriously, too personally. God asks us to be happy, and make other so also.
So here I start my journey to be HAPPY being ME.
- I have a loving husband who takes care of my family and I.
- I have 4 wonderful and healthy children.
- We want for nothing and we have more than we deserve.
I SHOULD have a smile from ear to ear. I think maybe I take life too seriously, too personally. God asks us to be happy, and make other so also.
So here I start my journey to be HAPPY being ME.
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