When Life Gives You Lemons
Last week sucked. I know some people don't like that word, but then I didn't like last week either so I needed an appropriate descriptive word. To combat the stress, I found myself outside more, craving the wind in my hair and the birds singing their sweet songs of joy in my ears. I used to run, but degenerative disc disease slowed my pace. My hubby got me a mountain bike for my birthday and I find myself craving the ride the way I used to crave the run. Walking is visually too slow for me and might have something to do with my ADD. Either way, I love the speed on a bike the way I used to enjoy the rhythm of my legs on the pavement. Being outside is paramount, as I have found over the years that this is how God communicates his love to me. He sends flowers to brighten my day and mixes his palette of colors in the rays of the rising sun. Occasionally he even sends hidden mercy blessings that some might called coincidences. To me, these things just show God can't alway...
