Oh, isn’t that the truth.
The last week has been another week of could-have-been-loneliness considering Music Man is off on another two week Army stint.
But besides class keeping me busy in the afternoons, it’s the things in my life that I’m thankful for that has gotten me through each day.
Like my best friend, Math Nerd, who made an out-of-the-way pit stop to visit me on her way to hometown shenanigans.
She’s a teacher in TN, so her summers are usually full of summer school, church youth trips, and time with her family. Of which she is spending for the next couple of weeks.
It’s been seven months since we’ve seen each other, and that’s the hard part of being so far away from friends.
I don’t get to see them every week like I’d love too.
I mean, I did live with this gal while I was in college, so now it’s like I don’t know what going on in her life half the time.
But I’m thankful for a fun time together last week right after Music Man left.
Friends are what get you through the hard times in life.
And the ones that are there for you when you decide to inflict pain upon yourself
Math Nerd’s father passed away last December and thanks to Pinterest, and a tattooing friend, I’m pretty sure she now has the coolest tattoo ever.
Yup. Totally his handwriting.
He was my dad away-from-home while I was at college, so the last time we saw each other wasn’t the easiest circumstances, but this time, we just got to relax and be lame together.
Goober JJ has also been a little bit more loveable with Music Man gone.
So, this might have been a night when he heard loud noises outside and got scared so he had to come and curl up in the corner of my bedroom, but still.
He has been sleeping on my floor every night.
It’s like he knows I need another heartbeat in the room to sleep well.
I’m also thankful for the goofy moments I get to hold onto.
Sure, 9 pm hit last night and I couldn’t remember for the life of me if I’d fed JJ supper, sometimes my memory is like that, but I can hold onto some things pretty well.
Like how a couple of days before Music Man left we went wish-listing (aka what we would buy when we strike it rich) for a new bed and pretty much just took afternoon naps on some amazingly comfortable beds.
This is usually what take 1-49 look like when I take photos of the two of us.
As an army wife, I’ve learned a few things over the last couple of years from experiences and friends.
It’s so easy to sit around and mope. To feel sorry for myself. To be lame (which I still am half the time). To forget.
But everyday there are so many good things to remember. To hold on to. To try. To be thankful for.
And even if I wasn’t an army wife or used to the military way of things, even if you aren’t, I still think that thought holds true.
If we count our the things we are thankful for, no matter how simple, or goofy, or ridiculous they seem, they are all important and beautiful.
They seem to multiply into life blessings, and I find myself reveling in the fact that my life is full of goodness.
Who knew math could ever make my life better?
Passing the Baton: What sort of little, simple, goofy things are you thankful for this week?
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Choose Joy.
