Looking For

What are you looking for from life?

{2013}

 

Experience. The opportunity to learn new things, to improve upon things I already know. The chance to overcome weakness, adversity, sorrow, all to learn and to grow with each of those trials.

Photo: Got our weekly grocery shopping out of the way so hopefully tomorrow I can just be super lazy.

My Shows

List your top 5 shows right now.

{2012}

 

(In no particular order)
1. The XFactor
2. The Voice
3. The Big Bang Theory
4. Modern Family
5. One Tree Hill (re-runs on SOAP)

 

Photo: Month of Gratitude Day 25. Grateful for thoughtful people. Grateful to know that I'm not the only one going through trials, and there are others who are mindful of me as I go through mine even when they have their own. A sweet sister in my ears who also suffers from an AI disease night this by with a note that simply said, "Thinking of you." It brought tears to my eyes that she would do that. So grateful.

 

Easier

My life would be easier if...

 

I wasn't in pain all the time. I think quite often how different things would be if I weren't in pain. I wonder if I would do more (see post from yesterday). I like to think I would. I know it would definitely be easier to pick this up that I drop. I also would have the stamina to do my everyday activities. I don't really understand the purpose of this trial (do we ever?) But maybe part of it is to not take for granted the sinplicity of certain things (like picking things up, or doing my hair, or lifting the laundry basket.) I'm learning a lot through this, most definitely

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Photo: Made By Me. These cookies were not made by me, but they were eaten by me. Greg makes the best cookies.