Ordinary Days

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I live a truly blessed life.

Sometimes I have to remind myself of this when my mind starts to wander. I am a gypsy at heart and often find myself dreaming about where my next adventure will be, what exciting thing I could be doing a week from now, a year from now, tomorrow.

It’s when I’m home that I’m reminded of just how wonderful each ordinary day is. Especially at the Holidays. Something about being with family, enjoying the little moments and not having anywhere to be that gives me a new perspective and a feeling of content.

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Happy Birthday Little Roo!

I have to take a moment to say how thankful I am for this little pup. She turned a year old a couple of weeks ago! This little nugget has been such a blessing in my life and I can’t believe how much she’s grown up! There’s something about having a dog that loves you unconditionally and greets you with kisses every time you walk in the door. She’s truly been a blessing.

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Don’t Worry, “Bee” Happy!

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This year for Halloween, instead of carving the usual scary pumpkins, I decided it’d be a lot more fun to paint them! It was so much more fun… and honestly, a lot less messy! Also, instead of painting spooky themed pumpkins, I decided to paint something that wouldn’t need to be thrown out after Halloween… something that would be fun to have around in November.

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Shine A Little Brighter, My Darlings.

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You are beautiful. Yes YOU! You have the power to be and do whatever it is God has put on your heart. Don’t let anyone tell you any different. Your light shines so bright that some people can’t even see it. Know it’s there. Use it.

Do what you can, with what you have, wherever you are. Give love, kindness and compassion to everyone you meet. Love yourself first. Have faith. And most importantly, be unconditionally happy.

You are unique and perfect in His eyes. Go show the world what you can do with the gifts you’ve been given! Right here. Right now.

Adventure

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Are you waiting for your next big adventure? Letting each day pass as nothing special?

It’s easy to do! Much easier than waking up each day and starting your adventure in the here and now. Really, every day is an adventure… and every day-to-day adventure is part of a bigger adventure just around the corner. But, if we don’t learn to focus on the mini day-to-day adventures… we get stuck.

Here’s to starting your adventure TODAY! What adventure have you had today?