Hold On

So it was one of those days where I did not want to get out of bed. I did not want to face my day. I did not want to experience stress. I did not want to hear/see any negative news /facebook posts or comments.

After facing all the obstacles in my day, I can confidently say I should have listened to myself and just stayed there! My day would actually be comical, if it weren't for the fact that I went through it.

 

 

That being said, I have experienced many tender mercies and seen miracles all day long. I readily admit that I am reaching for any miracle. Any good thing today. But because I'm looking, I am finding them. I got a sweet, uplifting, and extremely timely text. I received e-mails from wonderful people who are and have been part of my life. I got good deals on clearance items I needed in the store. I heard my favorite song as I pulled in the parking lot to work this morning. These seem like small things, little tender mercies afforded to me, but they impacted my day in positive ways and helped me get through it.

Some of them were huge, though, and left me weak in the knees with relief and gratitude. Like Cassie's car just quitting while she was turning a corner-being so grateful she was up in our quiet neighborhood instead of out on the freeway or up on campus! Or having my (very)  sick father live through another day. And finding out my sweet mother-in-law has half the state praying for him. You got it. Mind bending, heaven-thanking miracles. Good stuff.

My point is to hold on. Hold on and believe there's something good around every corner. And if it's not the corner in front of you, it will be the next one, or even the next one. But there's still great stuff happening. Especially if you're searching for it. Better yet, go make great stuff happen for someone else. Yup. Hold on!