monday, monday

oh, you sneaky little monday blues. you got me. woke up feeling heavy-hearted and carried that weight throughout the day. the poor people that had to actually deal with me today – a thousand pardons.

my long day was filled with so much woe is me and so many sad-face-emoticon-texts to wen that on my drive home i forced myself to SNAP OUT OF IT. as my wise dad says, it’s better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. when he would whip this statement out back in the day i’m sure he was referencing something to the effect of me putting on a sweatshirt instead of complaining about the cold, but the premise still rings true today. as such, i’m choosing to find the joy.  rather than focus on the blah and the homesick and the hmmmpf i’m instead going to grasp the good and hang out there for a bit. i’m lighting that candle.

things i am grateful for, today …

laughing with piper. we’ve been having the funniest conversations lately. she is turning into a little mini adult human rather than a toddler human. it’s so much fun. 

bought a new camera lens this weekend and am loving playing. feeding that creative little beast inside my soul. wheee! 

met some new friends recently who invited us to join a bible study. never in a million years did i expect this. so grateful. so fun to have this fellowship again. 

bitty singing. something about her raspy little voice singing off tune and in another language (not german, not english, something only bitty knows). seriously ridiculously yummy. 

our apartment. must take some pictures to share w you guys. we still absolutely love it. without a doubt, my favorite place we’ve ever lived. it’s not the fanciest, or the biggest, but by far the most us. love coming home every day. 

new friends and making memories.

and on that note … 

yesterday my friend shannon invited us to join her and a few other families for a pumpkin carving event at a gorgeous old estate in the country. a long drive through winding roads onto a pebble-paved road, through a black iron gate … to a beautiful and unexpected afternoon. we carved (well, wen carved), we ate, laughed, played, and just enjoyed. the afternoon was a bright candle amidst a few difficult weeks. so very grateful for new friends and crisp, sunny afternoons.

 

 

hope you are finding your joy, your candle today. xo from germany.