What a day! Went to bed last night after 3am (not smart) but watching Survivor will do that to you. . . so this morning I slept in. Didn't set my alarm - probably not smart - ended up waking around 11:45! With my morning already gone I felt kinda blah. . . like I had wasted my day. Hannah asked what my plans were and said we were going running after I told her I had none.
Around half one we went for a jog to the Abbeycentre (2 mile jog) . . . I was dying! Thankful tho that she forced me to continue on. I still have alot of training to do in the next 8 weeks!! We split ways once we got to town - she went back to the church, I went to run some errands. Couldn't find anything I was looking for! Ended up at Toys-R-Us. Can I just say I absolutely LOVE that store??? Brings the kid out in me! Finally found what I needed and thus began my long trek back to the church.
On my walk I had a crazy intervention. I was deep in thought listening to Natasha Bedingfield on my ipod when the song "Happy" came on:
Got my dreams, got my life, got my love
Got my friends, got the sunshine above
Why am I making this hard on myself
When there’s so many beautiful reasons I have to be happy. . .
As soon as that chorus hit I couldn't stop the smile that was forming on my lips or the skip that joined my step. . . I look at the Toys-R-Us bag I'm holding - on it in small print staring back at me; "it's worth the journey". I look up and not a second later see a leaf on a tree in the perfect shape of a heart. Mmm He loves me and He's proud of me ♥ I look to my left and see a bird in the grass. A verse instantly comes to mind "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?" Matt 6:26
No sooner those words to run through my mind than I notice at the bus stop up ahead a group of 7 teenage girls. . .
What does all of this mean exactly?
Why am I stressing about life? I have SO MANY blessings to be thankful for - SO MANY good things to be happy about! No matter what I face in this journey called life I must know, above all, that it will be worth it! He is in love with ME and proud of ME just for being ME! Why worry about the future? Just like the bird. . . He will take care of my EVERY need! I must continue to walk forward. . . and those girls? That's why I'm here. . .
The rest of my walk home was beautiful. The flowers are out! N. Ireland is covered in yellow daffodils and dandelions! Such a cheerful color! Even with the grey clouds overhead - everything seemed bright! Cherry blossoms are starting to open up too - and those are my favorite.
I got home just in time for Junior Youth. Had about 8 kids - 2 first timers! And then The Loft Youth followed - a small crowd tonight. 19 youth - but we had a good craic! I played a baseball game with three of the guys (Lindsay & Stevie vs. Conor and me) We won 4-5! Ha so fun! Played just dance with Maggie, and Rachel showed me a rap she wrote which was AMAZING! Though tonight wasn't the normal Thursday, there was a different vibe and I enjoyed every minute spent. After the service though, thanks to all of my physical workouts today, I had a major headache. (Though nothing a couple of Motrin and a bowl of ice cream can't fix! - Feeling much better now!!!)
Tomorrow is Friday - usually the toughest day out of the week (definitely the longest) and Hannah is gonna make me run again - so I better call it a night!
God is good! Be blessed!
xxxx
-J
ps Pray 4 Alan!!
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