I’ve been feeling down lately, although I wasn’t sure exactly why. To be honest, I’m still not exactly certain, although for some reason, I feel like I’ve finally gotten a breakthrough in this area of life. Jeremy & I recently had a nice, heart-to-heart talk (no, it wasn’t an argument, nor was it negative at all) & that helped quite a bit. It’s funny, because it helped me to realize that for most of my life I was a “glass half full” kind of person. But, somewhere in the last few years (it wasn’t an “overnight transition” or anything like that), I turned into more of a “glass half empty” type. I relayed it to growing older, having more responsibility, making my eyes more open to the “evils” of this world, causing me to be less naïve; but the truth of the matter is, my heart is the same. God is still with me, no matter what. There isn’t a reason for me to become hardened or easily frustrated in life, the way I had been. This realization has made me experience more joy, just over the past few days, than I have in quite some time. I don’t mean to sound like I was just constantly upset, either. Just, in the big picture, even though I’d experienced happiness (even on a great level) here & there, it seemed as though negativity were looming over me, ready to “steal” that joy away… I hate to say that I’m more “carefree” now, but I guess that’s how it is, in a sense. I suppose I could honestly say that I’m less of a “worrywart”, ha-ha! Basically, I still tend to worry about the things that matter, like taking care of myself & my family, but little pressures that used to hang over me for no reason – they no longer seem so burdensome. It’s as though a weight has been lifted off of my shoulders. And, with God’s help, I pray it will stay off, for good!

Now, along those lines, I have to say that Sunday was a pretty good day, all in all. I felt a little guilty that we overslept that morning & missed church, but then, we turned it all around by just doing everyday things around here, that make each of us content. The girls & I spent the day in our PJ’s, which is something we don’t get to do very often, anymore. Jeremy let me sleep in & he took care of getting our meals, so I didn’t have to do a lot of chores, which was nice. I did make some updates to our website, and responded to some e-mail, as well as doing some other computer projects that I’d been putting off for a while. And, I took some time to play with the girls, which is always fun. Later that evening, Jeremy & I watched the Super Bowl commercials & halftime show together (yeah, we’re not into football, or any sports, really, for that matter) & we played some World of Warcraft. It was a “lazy Sunday” & although we missed church & our Journey Group (our hosts were out of town, so we didn’t have a gathering that day), it was still a great day, spending time together, just hanging out & being “us”. I really enjoyed it!