Tuesdays Treasures

Beautiful day after another long night with limited sleep. Somewhere along the way I am going to figure out this grief sleep pattern. Up late, rise early, hit a low, slow pace mid afternoon and then good to go till early a.m.. Don't know how long I can keep up with this pace, but GOD does and if HE isn't worried, I am not to. Someone told me worry was just wasted happiness. I don't intend to waste any of my happiness. It is to precious.

Tuesdays treasures came in great abundance. Work was nice, even though I was grumpy, Toni helped me to see that no matter what is going on, I can get thru it. Just hang in there. There is that happiness thing again. Happiness is an emotion, it's fleeting. Joy is from the HOLY SPIRIT it's forever. My joy is here to stay, my happiness sometimes waivers but then GOD brings on those treasures and that happiness arrow spikes back up.

Today my Mom and Dad came to spend the night with me. It's nice to have them here, to have someone in our home. Adult company, someone to eat a meal with. I always fixed D's plate for him, this time of year, we always ate on the deck. Tonight my treasure was fixing my Mom and Dad dinner, fixing their plates and eating together on the deck. Even as cool as it was, my happiness was measurable, my treasures easy to count.

After dinner we loaded up and went to Fayetteville to attend Ian's first baseball game. How exciting for them and Ian for us to be together to see his first player pitch baseball game. Big league stuff going on here. It was cold, but when we left Carter Dean came home with us and Grandma got to give him a bath.

Happiness of being together, treasure counting is to vast to keep up with. One thing I know is that the memories we make will last. They are the things that sustain us when people get their Heaven Day's. Tonight when I go to bed and I tell GOD,D and Bo all about my day, I will count them among my greatest treasures. I will think of memories we have made, I will ask GOD to watch over my little family here on earth, bless my friends and keep us in comfort and kindness. Bind us in love and fellowship, fill my treasure box up to overflowing so that when my grief waves hit they will be washed away by the rising tide of the every present JOY and happiness that envelopes my soul from all the treasures that fill my life.