Face Lift

Hey.

Well, I would fill you in on my weekend, but I've been sworn to secrecy.  No, for real- the mister has put a ban on any Instagram/Pinterest/Facebook/Letter sharing of Valentine's Day happenings.  I'm probably breaking that ban by telling you that this girl was incredibly smiley on Friday afternoon, even though the mister had to work.

I've probably told you every year since I've been writing, about my mixed feelings concerning Valentine's Day.  This year will be no different.  I really didn't give it any thought until I came home and found something left for me.  All of a sudden, my excitement shot through the roof.  I forget how spectacular the day can be.

Lots of people whine about how we should be celebrating our loved ones every day, and not just once a year.  This year however, I'm landing on Team Valentine's Day.

This is why:  we celebrate individuals once a year on their birthdays, we celebrate our freedom once a year on Independence Day, we celebrate our risen Savior once a year on Easter.  All of these things are spectacular, and we should probably celebrate them constantly, but the honest truth is that we get caught up in all that this life is.  So why not take a day to put a little extra effort into celebrating someone we love, and celebrating their love for us?

(You can blame the sappiness on my mister.)

And besides all that, I think that some people truly need the day to feel special.  So let them have it and enjoy it.  That's where my head is this year at least.

Ok- no more about Valentine's Day.  I'll probably get a stern look when he reads this as it is.

So, this weekend, I pushed our two couches together and made the most comfortable couch pit in the world.  If I get my way, they may stay like that for a good, long time.  It seriously makes for the most delightful reading spot ever.

However, as I gazed around our living room, I realized that I'm already getting bored with the looks of it.  I'm ready to refresh it.  Maybe it's spring fever, but I'm starting to think that the apartment needs a face lift.

I'm thinking something bright, springy, and cheerful like this would look lovely.

And I still have a small dresser and a cart screaming to be painted in some sort of cheery color like this table.

I feel a little like I've been in the process of giving my heart and mind a lift of their own, so maybe it's just seeping out into the rest of my life as well.

At the end of the year I downloaded the Bible app to my phone.  Coincidentally, on New Year's Day,  I located the reading plans in the app, and found the one that maps out your reading so that you complete the entire Bible in a year and got started.

I used to hear people say that if you started consistently reading your Bible it would change you.  Even if you weren't trying to change.  I guess I figured you would have to be more intentional about it.  To be honest, sometimes I go through my daily reading just to keep the habit going, not to absorb all that I can.  But I've still felt different.  Something has changed.  And I'm excited to see how God will work.

Well, my friends, hopefully I will be back soon.  Until then, enjoy the few days of fantastic weather we've been blessed with.

Aim