small reminders

Sometimes when I find myself in the middle of a pretty normal week.. bouncing within the structured work day, surrounded by the same people, laughing at something Ryleigh did, devouring the delicious dinner Jason made me, or snuggling into our bed... I have to stop and remember just how truly blessed I am.

Normal is good. Normal is my happy place.

I've talked about Cold Tangerines, by my fav Shauna Niequist before, and will always recommend it to everyone. I came across this today and it really spoke to me and what I'm feeling right now.

“I want a life that sizzles and pops and makes me laugh out loud. And I don't want to get to the end, or to tomorrow, even, and realize that my life is a collection of meetings and pop cans and errands and receipts and dirty dishes. I want to eat cold tangerines and sing out loud in the car with the windows open and wear pink shoes and stay up all night laughing and paint my walls the exact color of the sky right now. I want to sleep hard on clean white sheets and throw parties and eat ripe tomatoes and read books so good they make me jump up and down, and I want my everyday to make God belly laugh, glad that he gave life to someone who loves the gift.”