Keep calm and celebrate
I recently heard an expression that went something like, ‘I wish we knew we were in the good old days when we are actually in the good old days’. I tried to hold on to that sentiment this month because I knew there would be some good old days to be celebrated. For one, my birthday! :-). Also , I was blessed to have my parents come visit me from the mainland. While they were here spending quality time with grand kids, my husband and I escaped for a brief moment to the Big Island for a weekend get away to celebrate our 17th anniversary. I got to share some quality time with my boys during fall break. And finally got to go on a glider ride (see pic above). These were truly ‘authentic moments’ if I can quote my self from the testimony I gave at church last month. By ‘authentic moments’, I’m talking about those joyful moments that only come from God as a gift from above rather than a drug or bottle in my new life of sobriety. ...