Our friend, Mr. Webster, defines "ordinary" as "the regular or customary condition or course of things".
For a couple of weeks now I have again been dealing with the dreaded intestinal adhesion flare. Maybe it's resolving on it's own, maybe not. One day is better, one day is not. It's been almost a year since what has become the annual surgery of summer and I remain hopeful that I will make it through this summer without that same thing. It's becoming quite ordinary for me so I deal.
I was thinking the other day how that as I have aged, I just like things ordinary and normal. I am liking the process of downsizing. I am finding the emotion to part with some things that I have not been willing to part with before. I've never been one to grow upset over a dirty house. I didn't say filthy, I said dirty. A little dirt doesn't bother me. So I'm acquiring a liking for "ordinary".
The other thing as I was doing my devotion time this morning is the thought of how often I miss blessings of the Lord in the "ordinary". I want to allow HIM to speak to me through these things. Admittedly, it wouldn't hurt my feelings to sleep a bit later in the mornings. It wouldn't hurt my feelings to be able to stay awake in the recliner to make it through my favorite TV shows such as Masterchef last night. I fell asleep ten minutes before it was over. I do find myself thankful for the not-so-ordinary-for-my-house DVR. Technology at it's finest.
I just pray to find joy in the ordinary things of life. We all have different "ordinary" things of life but I want to encourage you, my blog readers, to find your own joy in YOUR ordinary. Look around and see. In my world, of course, The Grandbaby is a huge joy and just having her is a blessing but I find myself chuckling when she has begun to come out with words like "ACTUALLY, Neema...." . Really? At three years old? Actually? But yes, it's just those little things. I found myself loving a simple selfie The Girl had taken of The Grandbaby, The Girl, and me recently. It just makes me happy. Yes, I know you want to see it so I will share. When I look at the picture, I see the dress I'm wearing...the same dress I've had for about ten years now but I feel it's comfort. It's one of my favorites, especially when my intestinal adhesions are amiss. What I see when I look at this picture is happiness, smiles, and love. The second picture is one I took a while back of The Husband in our yard. I love it, it's a sweet normal picture of The Husband whom I can classify as one of the best. If you look closely, you can see his big smile even though the picture is far away and as I look at that big smile, I can almost hear his laughter that is so much like his own mama's was. Then there is The Son-In-Law who loves his girls and his unique t-shirts. I gave him a matching one for The Grandbaby for Father's Day. Ordinary family making extraordinary blessings of love.
I want to encourage myself to look for the ordinary blessings all around me and let those give me joy. I often take "ordinary" for granted. Maybe you do too?
Consider.....
For a couple of weeks now I have again been dealing with the dreaded intestinal adhesion flare. Maybe it's resolving on it's own, maybe not. One day is better, one day is not. It's been almost a year since what has become the annual surgery of summer and I remain hopeful that I will make it through this summer without that same thing. It's becoming quite ordinary for me so I deal.
I was thinking the other day how that as I have aged, I just like things ordinary and normal. I am liking the process of downsizing. I am finding the emotion to part with some things that I have not been willing to part with before. I've never been one to grow upset over a dirty house. I didn't say filthy, I said dirty. A little dirt doesn't bother me. So I'm acquiring a liking for "ordinary".
The other thing as I was doing my devotion time this morning is the thought of how often I miss blessings of the Lord in the "ordinary". I want to allow HIM to speak to me through these things. Admittedly, it wouldn't hurt my feelings to sleep a bit later in the mornings. It wouldn't hurt my feelings to be able to stay awake in the recliner to make it through my favorite TV shows such as Masterchef last night. I fell asleep ten minutes before it was over. I do find myself thankful for the not-so-ordinary-for-my-house DVR. Technology at it's finest.
I just pray to find joy in the ordinary things of life. We all have different "ordinary" things of life but I want to encourage you, my blog readers, to find your own joy in YOUR ordinary. Look around and see. In my world, of course, The Grandbaby is a huge joy and just having her is a blessing but I find myself chuckling when she has begun to come out with words like "ACTUALLY, Neema...." . Really? At three years old? Actually? But yes, it's just those little things. I found myself loving a simple selfie The Girl had taken of The Grandbaby, The Girl, and me recently. It just makes me happy. Yes, I know you want to see it so I will share. When I look at the picture, I see the dress I'm wearing...the same dress I've had for about ten years now but I feel it's comfort. It's one of my favorites, especially when my intestinal adhesions are amiss. What I see when I look at this picture is happiness, smiles, and love. The second picture is one I took a while back of The Husband in our yard. I love it, it's a sweet normal picture of The Husband whom I can classify as one of the best. If you look closely, you can see his big smile even though the picture is far away and as I look at that big smile, I can almost hear his laughter that is so much like his own mama's was. Then there is The Son-In-Law who loves his girls and his unique t-shirts. I gave him a matching one for The Grandbaby for Father's Day. Ordinary family making extraordinary blessings of love.
I want to encourage myself to look for the ordinary blessings all around me and let those give me joy. I often take "ordinary" for granted. Maybe you do too?
Consider.....
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