Three minutes. That's how long it usually takes for my husband and I to drive from our house to post. Today, however, it took us over an hour to get my husband, who's an officer in the Army, to work. Traffic was backed up for miles to enter the main gate because so many other gates were closed due to the government shutdown. Inconvenience. So far, the government shutdown only affects me by inconvenience. But I realize that for others, it can have much scarier effects. Some people can't work. Some people aren't being paid. And because of that, those people may be tempted to shut down Continue Reading
Ways to Choose Joy
Lately, I feel like I have been Miss Crabbypants. I don’t know if it’s the weather or work or missing Travis or what but I have been in a bad mood a lot. I’ve been complaining and whining and just being negative like it’s my job. Basically, I’ve been focusing on the clouds instead of the sunshine. I could make lists of reasons why I deserve to be in a bad mood. When instead I should have been making lists of why I need to be grateful, why I should be happy, and how blessed I am. How about you? Do you get in those ruts? The ones where all you can see is the bad stuff? Do you make lists in Continue Reading
Have You Been Seeing Sunshine? (Giveaway)
We did it friends! We finally hit 100! Thank you so much to everyone who helped share the page to get us up to 100 Facebook fans. Your support means more than you'll know. Because of your help, you are now a part of my ministry -- Seeing Sunshine. So what exactly does Seeing Sunshine mean anyway? Let me explain ... Seeing Sunshine has two main meanings. The first is that in our times of darkness — when we're stuck in a depression or just having a bad day — it's up to us to see the sunshine of each day. It's about being positive and focusing on the good parts of each day, no matter how Continue Reading