Daily 5 - Year 3, Day 56

Today's Daily 5:

1. Breakfast sandwich from Tim Horton's
2. smiling at a picture of friends from another city that was in the local paper - nothing like friends dressed crazy making the national news
3. music that encouraged a heart that was flagging - "Trust" and "Less Like Scars"
4. flower arranging at work
5. iphone games

Stream of Consciousness

I've been staring at the screen for a while now, trying to figure out what on earth I would fill this space with.

So, I finally decided to just start writing...

And I still don't know what to say!

I'm thinking a lot lately:

• about the balance of what to say and what not to say - how to share my life in this space
• about how lovely it was to have a long weekend
• about how everyone raves about turkey, and I totally think it's overrated.
• about how lovely it's been to spend time reading lately
• about health
• about friendships
• about the challenges I find in navigating some family relationships
• about how lovely it has been to curl up, pop in a season of Frasier on DVD, and really laugh
• about the little things that I need to accomplish

It's been a bit loud inside my head lately.  That's not always a bad thing, but it's definitely something that I need to pay attention to.

So, that's what's on the plan for this week. Time doing creative things.  Time reading and resting.  Time spent honoring the thoughts circling, and letting them settle.  Time praying and studying.  And time with some friends.

Daily 5 - Year 3, Day 55

Today's Daily 5:

1. a restful morning
2. a thanksgiving feast
3. laughter 
4. curling up in pajamas
5. lit candles

Thanksgiving

I'll be sleeping (I hope anyway!) when this post goes live.  That is the beauty of a holiday long weekend.  No 5:30 am wake-up calls.

And for those of us in Canada, today is our Thanksgiving.  We space our big turkey dinners out a bit more up here!

And so, in the spirit of thanksgiving, let me just list a few things I'm thankful for:

• for healing that's happening
• for days that seem more settled
• for wise voices in my life
• for growing friendships
• for a house church I love
• for a job that's paying bills for the moment
• for television that's available online
• for time to read on the bus commute
• for text messages from house church friends
• for skype and hours spent chatting with people I love
• for reasons to laugh
• for a growing desire to indulge in creativity
• for new things
• for supplements and medications that make my days smoother because of health
• for happy memories
• for upcoming good things

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

What are you thankful for today?

Daily 5 - Year 3, Day 54

Today's Daily 5:

1. Some much needed extra sleep
2. a full afternoon of baking (2 new recipes - pumpkin snickerdoodles, and pumpkin cinnamon rolls with caramel frosting)
3. a late evening bookstore trip
4. a new prayer book
5. iced passion tea lemonade