I was challenged by my husband to write about a 100 words a day and I thought I’d take him up on that. What does being cheerful mean to you? I think of myself as a young girl hands in pockets skipping down the lane in a apple orchard field. Sometimes it is not always easy to be happy and peppy and bursting with joy, but even so complaining and murmuring doesn’t procure anyone anything! Instead it is important to laugh when you think of questioning a God that loves you enough to know how to give good things to us. It may be that crotchety old neighbor lady or some punk kid that can’t remember to not cut through the lawn, but the important thing to remember is that they are people too and deserve to be treated with respect and love. So next time you are thinking to complain and murmur try to let your light shine instead!   Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash...

Lately I’ve been thinking about a lot of things. My children have been such phenomenal helpers helping me with my housework today. What if we all were better helpers and griped less? What if we were to lend a hand to those in need. Not only that, but to look for ways we can better the common man. It is such a simple concept really. We are all in need of each other, though we don’t always know it and, as the church of Christ (each individual person has Christ in them) we should reach out a little further and dig deeper to find ways to help each other. Now I named this post “Lifting up hands of Surrender.” We must do this every day all the time if necessary. It’s hard when you are dealing with a negative circumstance but do remember to lift up those hands and shout! Count your blessings and remember that Jesus loves you very very much. I have a unique...