Oh sunshine...sweet, sweet sunshine...I'm thankful for you. Both the literal ball of fire in the sky...and the figurative sunshine in my heart.
It's been a long time since I've experienced either. Ah...the parallels in this post are phenomenal.
It's been a harsh winter. A harsh, long, freezing, brutal winter. Don't even tell me that I should be used to it because I'm from Michigan (because that's a bunch of bologna...seriously. I lived on the top of a mountain for two years, and it wasn't nearly as bad as this God-forsaken State (love you Minnesota!) haha). Yes, it's been a long, torturous winter...and I couldn't wait for it to be over. And then the sun came out...the birds started singing...and I ditched my marshmallow coat for a fleece (praise the Lord!). It's amazing what a little sunshine can do to your spirit.
Which is where my current little bundle of sunshiney happiness is exploding. It's been a long year for me. A lot of drama...a lot of headaches...a lot of sleepless nights and stress. Much like this wonderful Minnesota winter, I couldn't wait for it to all just be over with. I stood there defiant...trudging through...determined to come out stronger, better, wiser...but in reality that white flag was tucked in my pocket...just waiting to be waved.
And then the sun came out.
A wonderful surprise when I least expected it. An outing I had no intention of attending. I welcomed the invitation with an eye roll, preparing to just trudge through, and get the whole thing over with...and then?
my sunshine.
The Lord works in mysterious ways...many of which, I'll never understand...but in this case? I'm just happy that it worked in my favor.
That after a year and a half of headaches and heartaches...all the snow has been replaced by a little sunshine.
I'm inching closer and closer to being the happy-go-lucky Sarah that I used to be.
I'm walkin' on sunshine...
And I'm thankful for that.
It's been a long time since I've experienced either. Ah...the parallels in this post are phenomenal.
It's been a harsh winter. A harsh, long, freezing, brutal winter. Don't even tell me that I should be used to it because I'm from Michigan (because that's a bunch of bologna...seriously. I lived on the top of a mountain for two years, and it wasn't nearly as bad as this God-forsaken State (love you Minnesota!) haha). Yes, it's been a long, torturous winter...and I couldn't wait for it to be over. And then the sun came out...the birds started singing...and I ditched my marshmallow coat for a fleece (praise the Lord!). It's amazing what a little sunshine can do to your spirit.
Which is where my current little bundle of sunshiney happiness is exploding. It's been a long year for me. A lot of drama...a lot of headaches...a lot of sleepless nights and stress. Much like this wonderful Minnesota winter, I couldn't wait for it to all just be over with. I stood there defiant...trudging through...determined to come out stronger, better, wiser...but in reality that white flag was tucked in my pocket...just waiting to be waved.
And then the sun came out.
A wonderful surprise when I least expected it. An outing I had no intention of attending. I welcomed the invitation with an eye roll, preparing to just trudge through, and get the whole thing over with...and then?
my sunshine.
The Lord works in mysterious ways...many of which, I'll never understand...but in this case? I'm just happy that it worked in my favor.
That after a year and a half of headaches and heartaches...all the snow has been replaced by a little sunshine.
I'm inching closer and closer to being the happy-go-lucky Sarah that I used to be.
I'm walkin' on sunshine...
And I'm thankful for that.
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