richness
February 25, 2008 by moriahjoy
Have I mentioned I love life?
I’m feeling very loved at the moment. Not that feeling loved means I’m called to live my life any differently than I do - I’m called to always love and to give of myself as Jesus would, whether or not I receive back, but friendships are just so amazing. I marvel at how God chose to intertwine them into the very fabric of life. I believe it was Lewis who said friendships aren’t necessary but add value to life.
Friday night, I grabbed dinner randomly with my girlfriend Molly, ran into Suzy and Teddy at the same restaurant and so the four of us supped together, then I came home and hung out with Molly and Becca until I started getting sleepy - but then I ended up talking with Elias (former professor and dear friend) for a bit, which was lovely to catch up with him. Saturday, I spent the day spring cleaning with Becca and running errands and she treated me to lunch at one of my favorite places…then that afternoon, I went to see another girlfriend (Cherie, I was in her wedding last August) and she and I had a fabulous visit (it was the first time I was able to see her new apartment since she got married, yikes!) and then I went to a fresh fruits and veggie market that was spectacular because Mother called to tell me about it - another small gesture of love. Then I drove out to Anna and Randy’s for the evening upon which arriving I helped Anna prepare a great Italian dinner with some amazing red wine and then she and I baked an English lemon-infused sponge cake together (she’s half Brit ;) before we hung out chatting and visiting with Randy and just, altogether, having a ton of fun. Then she and I watched “Amazing Grace” which was an incredible, incredible movie about William Wilberforce, an English abolitionist. If anyone hasn’t seen it, GO RENT IT. Amazing. And made me want to cry over the injustices done. Beautifully acted and portrayed. Incredible, incredible film. Oh, wait, I already used “incredible.” Well, repetition suggests importance, does it not? At least in Biblical exegesis. So in Christy exegesis, I recommend the same type of reading. *wink* So I had the most lovely night with Anna and Randy and then came home very late, unloaded my groceries and climbed into bed around 1 a.m.
Woke up the next morning to find Becca making me breakfast before we headed to church (a church I’ve been attending for the last six years or so) and Bob, the pastor, gave a great message, per usual, and then, she and I had a lazy day at home. I did more spring cleaning and crazily decided I was going to move all of my bedroom furniture around *grin* so my room is fabulous at the moment, though I still have some things to finish with regard to getting my home office/room situated.
Could I have had a better weekend? :0 I am truly blessed. The sun was shining, it was relatively warm outside, not bitingly cold, and there was much laughter and love amidst a lot of productivity.
And then today I woke up to some lovely emails, a smiling Becca, great coffee (I’m a sucker for the rich aroma of coffee!) and as I am working from home today, Anna came over to visit during my lunch hour and we had a fabulous visit. She just left and I’m about ready to jump back into my workday.
I thank God for blessed life.
I am insanely blessed. I keep thinking of Dad lately - he’s been in my dreams and on my mind quite a bit…and thinking of him always reminds me of how short life is and how we only have today, each moment. May I never forget that and may I always remember how beautiful life is and how rich I truly am.
I like how thankful and happy you are and how you thank God for every little thing.
That’s an awesome trait to have :)
Thanks, dyadya, but lest I am in danger of propagating the idea that I’m always happy-go-lucky, haha, I’m not. ;) I just…in the midst of a lot of crap that each and every one of us faces in life, there’s a lot of joy and hope, too, and I’ve learned through some heavy suffering that a lot of life and my outlook on it has to do with my attitude, and when I understand things within context, it’s helpful to not only one, weather the storms but two, affect my emotional well-being. Maybe more than you desired to know…but I have been thinking about happiness, joy, etc. It’s not some superficial or artificial “attitude” that I put on every day – it’s based upon a pervasive hope that God gives me through His faithfulness of His character and the promises He’s given to restore, redeem, heal and make right. ;p I sometimes think people can “choose” to be “happy” but when the sh*t hits the fan (to quote an oft-used saying ;), all of that crumbles unless they have their happiness grounded in something outside of themselves and their surroundings. Life would indeed be despairing and bleak if I didn’t have the promise of more, the promise of eternity, the promise of the future. And with that, I’ll stop waxing long. ;)
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