When things in our lives don't go according to OUR plan (duh, it's not our plan anyway), when somebody says hurtful or untrue things about you, when someone just doesn't like you for no good reason, when you feel left out, when you get your heart broken...the best route, in most cases, is to move on. Focus on the positive things in life, and LET GO of the rest.
Ahhh much easier said than done.
I believe letting go takes time and prayer.
OH, and forgiveness...let's not forget that letting go takes forgiveness.
It also requires the acute awareness that everything happens for a reason...you all know that this is something I firmly believe.
The truth is, I have a heavy "situation" that I have been trying to let go of for months now. I pray for it to go away. I pray and pray and pray for the feeling of anxiety I hold to just disappear.
But. The other truth is this....here it goes....I haven't forgiven the people who have done (and will continue to do) this to me...YET. Yuck. That's tough to admit. I will forgive them. I want to. I have to. (My heart pounds just typing this. Anxiety, I tell ya.) I know that forgiveness is the missing link to me finding the peace to move forward and not look back. I also know that these people don't really even deserve a second thought from me.
So, maybe and hopefully tomorrow will be the day that I wake up and don't think about "them" the entire time I'm drying my hair, like I have countless mornings. Letting go will be awesome.
With all of that said, I have so much to be thankful for. So, naturally, I'm going to share some photos now. What else did you expect?
We had snow last Tuesday, and then it was 72 degrees on Sunday! The kids played outside in short sleeves and tank tops.
Annslie is rarely caught on camera because she's a teenager, and I believe teenagers hibernate for the Winter. When I do photograph her she is normally A) frowning or B) texting. Here she is exhibiting pose B.
And here are the inevitable Wyatt pictures.
Peace.
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