Simply Positive

I don't have any excited art to show you today. So sorry, dear friends. But, I have been thinking a lot so I have some things to share.. if you want to know.

I love to laugh. & I miss laughing. This weekend I went to Pennsylvania with my husband's family to visit his brother-in-law's family. I haven't laughed as hard as I did this weekend in a LONG time. We all rode together in a 15 passenger van. Yes. & in case you were wondering, that IS the formula for laughter. The trip was filled with lots of music, conversation & positivity. I loved it. I needed it. On the 4th, we went to watch my sister-in-law & her husband lead worship in a barn.

Yes, that's right. I said a barn. It was SO amazing. Everywhere you looked, you saw corn. & just as the sun was setting all the fire flies in the whole entire world (or so it seemed) gave us a natural fire works show. After the sweet time of music was over, they had square dancing. Again, believe it... because it really happened.

All of this, just to say... I miss simplicity. I had such a good time this weekend & it was all linked to such simple moments.

Walking with my husband next to a field of corn & watching the fire flies.
Square dancing with a ton of people I don't know.
Jumping on a trampoline until I was so sweaty I could have been swimming.
Smelling sweaty, like a fourth grader again.
Eating the biggest, juiciest piece of watermelon you can find & not caring if it gets on your clothes.
Walking barefoot.
Singing "Shout to the Lord" & meaning it.
Drinking root beer.
Petting a (man eating sized) dog.

But, you know what? It has nothing to do with what I was doing or where I was or who I was with. It's just me. My mindset has great power over my life because I have the capability to make to choice to be positive. This weekend has taught me so much about life & love. I want to live a life that is simply positive. I am so tired of over complicating things. I know that it can't just happen over night, but the choice has been made. The change starts now.

Life.laugh.love