I Love It When...

Happy 91st Birthday, Lena Horne!!!

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Unproductive Mondays will continue to come, but I find myself today reflecting on the goodness of more recent happenings. Despite the situations that could prove challenging, the defeat rest in the hands of those wonderful people around me who stay encouraged and faithful in the midst of the storm. They choose this route, knowing that to be weathered is to be made stronger. After the storm comes the sun and new growth, and impurities are washed away. However, I love it when those going through the storm can still find the beauty while in that state...

I Love It When...

I make meals that come out splendid and to taste. (My shrimp and pasta dish tonight for dinner was THE BOMB, and I enjoyed every bite of the meal along with my freshly brewed SOUTHERN style sweet tea.)

I receive flowers--especially tulips!

I find the titles to songs that happened to be playing that no one would ever be able to just identify. (I was listening to a jazz set while driving home yesterday and heard this awesome song. Because there are NO WORDS I am going to have to really search to find the artist. However, it's the coolest once the search brings results.)

God answers prayers and is just all in the face with the response--good or bad. (I finally got real with God on Saturday about something in my life I've refused to truly acknowledge. As quickly as I could talk staight with Him, He began to work. While He's bringing me the unexpected, I'm enjoying the journey already. A Monday of surprises...God laughs whenever I tell Him MY plans. Then He comes with something more powerful or greater than my wildest imaginations could have ever taken me.)

My efforts and (hard) work are acknowledged and appreciated.

Others confirm what I've been thinking all along. (Enough said.)

I make someone else's day through a word, smile, or gesture.

I figure out difficult things on my own.

Friendships are powerful, true, and forever. (I really do have some of the most wonderful friends in the world. I know that a lot of folks feel that way, but for today the focus is me!)

Family is together. (My family is great.)

Love prevails.

Note to self: I needed this entry as a reminder for when this blessing comes to fruition because it's closer than it has ever been before. THANK YOU

Note to reader: Perhaps this entry makes NO sense to you. It really wasn't meant for you to understand as much as it was meant for me. Am I talking in code? I usually do (smile)!