*SIGH*

I typed out a beautifully engaging, breathtaking post. And Wordpress ate it.

The condensed version? There’s a lot going on in my mind. And in my world. I’m going to grab some quality time with friends this weekend, enjoy the good stuff (conversation, laughter, music), and simply be grateful for all my blessings. If you’ve had a rough week, an “interesting” week, here’s your chance to “EXFOLIATE”. To decompress, to slough off all the rough spots and nonsense, to wash away the grime of the week, and to soak up all the softness of life. To rejuvenate yourself, CONNECT, go deeper.

All those loose thoughts and soul-expanding questions that are roaming around unescorted in my head? I’m popping them into some mental Tupperware. I’m tucking away the mental cliffnotes. In the jumble of my life, sometimes I struggle too much to make sense of things, to make them fit instead of simply accepting them as they arrive, as they are and trusting that the meaning, the purpose of it all will come in time.

So on a daily basis, in the midst of living, I try to quiet my mind, my heart, my spirit long enough to lay them open to what God is saying to me. Some days it works better than others. But I push through it. Slowly. Steadily. Knowing there’s something more just over that horizon, over whatever rut I’m “resting” in, over whatever mountain I tell myself I can’t climb. And I remind myself that even small steps equate to progress. I remind myself of that A LOT. I remind myself that this isn’t me going “THROUGH”, it’s me going “TO”. I remind myself to COUNT IT ALL JOY. And more importantly, I remind myself that I am not alone, that He has the master plan, and that He didn’t bring me this far to leave me.

This weekend? I’m just going to hang out with some friends, hit a booksigning/poetry reading tomorrow and stretch out in the fullness of this wonderful life of mine. Yep, even with the bumps, the unknowns. There’s beauty in all of that. Fertilizer from which to grow.

And so, here we are. Friday. The threshold of the weekend. And I find myself on the standing on the threshold of something else…bigger, deeper, better. Something more.

Enjoy your weekend. Don’t forget to “EXFOLIATE” .
And…COUNT IT ALL JOY!!

Live DELICIOUSLY!