Five Minute Friday : small

I'm loving Five Minute Friday!!! Don't be shy…try it! Click HERE to see the new word to write about for five minutes each Friday! Today's word is small..

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It's getting to see your husband for an hour before heading off to work and then being so happy for the 5 minutes you get to see him when you come home and he has to leave for work because you work night shift…it's the small things in life!

It's making a late night run to DQ for a blizzard…it's the small things in life!

It's getting super excited to your family once every couple months because you live too far away….it's the small things in life!

It's spending your free time with your husband being lazy on the couch and enjoying episodes of Duck Dynasty instead of going out to dinner and movies…it's the small things in life!

It's waking up next to your best friend and not caring about morning breath…it's the small things in life!

It's sleeping in and not feeling guilty about it…it's the small things in life!

It's watching your little brother play baseball and be so proud of him…it's the small things in life!

It's complimenting someone and watching their face brighten…it's the small things in life!

It's encouraging someone and helping them out during a difficult time…it's the small things in life!

It's taking the time to listen to someone someone who is hurting even when you're busy…it's the small things in life!

It's the small things in life that turn out to be the most rewarding, most memorable, and often most important!! I'm constantly learning that you don't have to have a BIG life to have a meaningful and enjoyable life! 

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5 Minute Friday: LONELY

It's 5 Minute Friday! Today's word is LONELY…join in writing at 5 Minute Friday by Lisa-Jo Baker

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Lonely sounds like a sad word. How can anyone feel lonely when we live in this crazy, hectic, non stop world filled with people every which way we go. Yet, so many of us…probably most of us have felt lonely before or do feel lonely on a daily basis. I know I have! My husband and I moved to Indiana..all of our family and friends live in The South! I often feel lonely when I hear about my group of friends all getting together back home and I feel like I'm missing out. I feel lonely when my family gets together for Birthdays, Holidays,  my brothers ball games…I'm missing out, I think it's not fair..I feel lonely! Thankfully that feeling comes and goes and isn't constant or permanent!  I have an amazing God who has blessed me with an amazing, loving, and entertaining husband! My God has blessed me with some special people here in Indiana! God has blessed me with access to technology to stay in constant contact with my family and friends back home. And finally, God has blessed me with his perfect love! I have confidence in Him knowing that no matter where I am He will never leave me. 

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5-Minute-Friday: Story

It's 5 Minute Friday! That means you have only 5 MINUTES to write anything about ONE word. Check out 5 Minute Friday by Lisa-Jo Baker to get the word of the day each Friday and link on!

Story

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Three things pop into my head when I think of story…

1. I think of HIS story, THE story, as in the Bible, God's word…the most perfect story ever. I think of how that one story of one perfect mans life changes everything. It is the only story that saves us and matters every single day. It's the one story that everyone should read, yet so many don't. 

2. I think of how I'm living in a fairy tale story. I don't have glass slippers and I'm not living in a castle. I don't need those. I do have my prince charming though!! He's strong, handsome, smart, loving, kind, and simply amazing! He's my dream come true and I wouldn't want any Disney story to replace the one I have with my husband. 

3. I remember story time when I was a little girl with my mom. Each night before bed my mom would read a book to me, usually Berenstain Bears. She then would let me pick out the book I wanted her to read to me the next night. Those precious memories are ones I hope to pass on when I have kids one day. 

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