Have you ever really thought about it?
Thought about what…?
Well, you know… YOUR LIFE.
Well today, I took a little time to think about it and let me tell you, it CHANGED ME.
My hands down, favorite expression is.. “Just take it one day at a time”.. Often this is good advice, until you forget about all those days that have passed..
So, ill ask again.. have you ever really thought about it?
Today, i sat down and started to reflect.. I started to think about all the moments that have lead up to this point.. I thought about..
Elementary through high school..
The time our basketball team won state my senior year..
College.. (enough said)
The friends i’ve made..
My goddaughter that was born recently..
The times I let go of what I thought to be “love”.
The fact that i’ve moved 13 times in the past 4 years and all the different experiences that have come along with it.
The chances i’ve taken.. (jumping out of airplanes, snowboarding, surfing, falling off the back of motorcycles, driving cross country by myself, the list could go on foreverrrr)
I challenge you to truly take a look at your life.. It IS AMAZING..
When you look back and reflect on choices you’ve made.. all of the choices that it took to get you where you are.. Everything makes so much more sense.
I can tell you that when I graduated high school and got engaged.. If you would’ve told me, “Darlene, in a good six years you’re going to be going on a mission trip for 11 months.. to visit 11 countries with a bunch of people that you don’t know”..
I would’ve laughed… Pretty hard..
But GOD has a sense of humor… and I’ve gotta say, I LOVE IT.
So here’s to all the obstacles we overcome, the happy times, the sad times, the in-between times.. It all has taken place for a reason, to bring you here.. wherever that may be for you.. Have faith in the fact that you are EXACTLY where you are supposed to be..
and SMILE. Because all of that is pretty dang AWESOME!
Have a good week, you guys! Lots of love.
