Journaling thru January...

Motivating Music Monday!

Music is my lifeline sometimes... I can hear a song and be taken back, inspired, ramped up or just plain happy!! I love sharing fun, favorite songs with my kids and hearing them remember lines to songs that mean something to them!! Even if it is 'You gotta fight for your right to party' by Beastie Boys!!!

Here are some of my favorite lines...

'Change the voices in your head, make them like you instead' - Pink

'Look, if you had one shot or one opportunity to seize everything you ever wanted, in one moment... Would you capture it or just let it slip? - Eminem

'Every step you climb another mountain, every breath it's harder to believe... you make it thru the pain, weather the hurricane, to get to that one thing..' - Kris Allen

'I know there will be days that bring me pain, but if that's what it takes to praise you, bring the rain.' 

- Mercy Me

'If it's cold outside, show the world the warmth of your smile' 

'You never need to carry more than you can hold' 

- Rascal Flatts

'May the best of your todays be the worst of your tomorrows' - Jay-Z

'When I see your face, there's not a thing I would change... cause your amazing just the way you are' 

- Bruno Mars

'You'll never know, if you never try to forgive your past and simply be mine' - Adele

And lastly... just cause it makes me laugh, and if you think about it.. I could be good advice:

'Never trust a big butt and a smile...' - Bell Biv DeVoe

Got any good ones??? Don't be shy, share!!!

Always - Abbey

Journaling thru January...

Today I made my bed, all be it was at 3:25pm... but I made my bed!!!! Here is a small glimpse into my world... I love a made bed!! Don't ask me why but there is a weird sense of accomplishment that I feel when my bed is made, I know it is weird and dorky but it's my accomplishment.. not yours ;)) ha!! And don't get me started on how awesome I feel when our bed is made AND so are the boy's beds!!! 

Holy Happy Day!! 

Let me get to my point... no matter what makes you happy, do it... even if it is done late in the day or at the last possible minute! 

<insert Nike model and spokesperson voice>

 JUST DO IT!! 

I have learned thru trial and error that you shouldn't put off doing something that makes you happy just because the timing isn't perfect, the day isn't right, your weight isn't where it should be, your job status isn't at it's best, or you feel like it's too little too late! 

No matter if it's making your bed every day like me... or working out, eating healthy, extending yourself at work... whatever it is that makes you happy, you should be doing those things NOW because later may not come and the happiness you get from accomplishing all the things swimming in your head surely out weighs the feeling of not trying at all!

So there you have it... the deep thought that hit me at 3:25pm when I made my bed for the first time today! Laugh or giggle if you must, but is your bed made???

Always - Abbey

Journaling Thru January...

I had an unexpected chance to look thru my journal entries from last year on New Year's Eve... 

and let me tell you I am so thankful that I took the time to reread them, not only because it was a beautiful day outside and I soaked up some much needed Vitamin D while reading but because it also really opened my eyes to some great insight on my year's joys, sorrows, accomplishments and where I fell short... like mysteriously dropping off my entires at around May!! I also got a good couple giggles at my drama, lack of penmanship and of course the memories, those always bring sweet smiles!

So with that said, I am going to try something.. I am going to blog some of my journal entires this first month of a fresh new year!! What better way to kick off 2012 than by sharing goals, hopes, and devotional thoughts and hold myself a little more accountable by passing on those daily (hopefully) moments!!! I plan to add a little of everything.. fitness, healthy recipes, spiritual and motivational entires, in the hope that I can keep myself motivated throughout the month and into the year and also on the off chance I get a reader or two ;)) maybe you can gain some helpful inspiration too!!!

Yesterday I ended the day by reading a devotional that lead with the verse 

John 3:16... 

For God so loved the world that he gave his only son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but will have eternal life.

Then it proceeded to ask and probe on how we go about knowing, understanding, and receiving the vastness of God!? I thought that was a perfect thing to read and think about this time of year, especially since this time of year is when everyone vows to do better, be more, or try harder! I love seeing people try to better themselves, I try to do it every day and quite honestly get frustrated when I don't feel like I am moving in the right direction! But I found comfort in this last statement that was paired with the above verse... 

As humans, we can't study, search out or discover the Holy Spirit on our own terms or our own time. Only God can show you that vastness, in his time and on his terms. This is because most things learned go from your head to your heart, but when God shows you the Holy Spirit in it's vastness it goes from your heart to your head.

All things have to start with your heart... and that's just what I am going to try to improve upon this new year, leading with my heart and not my head! Taking time to see God's vastness in his terms, not mine!!

Happy New Year... From my Heart

To Yours!

Always - Abbey