Today is a celebration!

Today at church the pastor began a series of #'s.  Yes, hashtags as that is the symbol of our world today.  I was truly moved by the reminder of #struggling when you see someone else's life online. Whether or not it is someone posting a great time with their partner, their kids, a vacation, new car, etc., it is possible that we being to doubt our own happiness and our own success when compared to another's.  It is possible that we begin to want what is not ours and begin to want what others have.  Maybe we try to change our own living so that we can live in another's shoes or begin to look at what we have been blessed with as second-hand!

There are so many examples of this with me.  I love our fun house but when I see other beautiful homes there are those moments that I think...hmm I want that!  There is a lot that I would change about my home, update the bathrooms, redo the deck and patio, put a heater in our pool...but instead of this I am called to NOT look to what others have and to be content with what I have.  Because if I am honest, I have it pretty well.

Are there areas of my life that I would change?  Would there be relationships that I would want to strengthen and improve?  Would there be areas of my life that I should be healthier in?  The answer is yes of course!  

I say in my heart that I would be willing to do anything to improve these areas but is that the truth? My actions say otherwise.  I am afraid of rejections, failure and the truth is so much tougher when I think that maybe there is a reason that the relationships are different, maybe I am to do something else but instead of asking what that other thing is I wallow in the "what ifs".

So why the title?  Well, on this day a person I cherish is getting married while another that I cherish is burying yet another family member due to cancer a sister that is taking on a huge life changing journey, a daughter that is finding her way and of course mine, a journey through self-doubt and bravery.  I certainly don't have all the answers...heck I barely have the answers I need!  So today, today of all days, I am reminded to love my life, with all of it's flaws and perfections, I am reminded to love others, and to look for the morning when thankfully His mercies and grace is renewed!