So Many Reasons to Dance

Today I’m looking back on the past couple of months and marveling at how much I’ve found to be happy with at the end of the day. 

I find myself going through every day now thinking, “What am I going to write about tonight?”  I’m constantly looking for the good in my life.  I’m looking for the small little moments that make me smile.  The little things that are so often overlooked, I’m looking for them now, and in doing so I’m finding so much more contentment in my life.  I’m much more patient with my children.  I’m much more grateful for everyday things that I often don’t think much of. 

I’m looking at hardships and trials through different eyes.  They are not any easier.  I still have bad days.  But I’m not dwelling on what’s going wrong, or what is hard.  I’m looking for what is going right…

and I’m finding it.

Today I wanted to recap and share what I’ve found to be happy about so far in my adventure in blogging.  I’ve even alphabetized the list!  I actually started this list when I started the blog.  I knew that on day 200 I could very well start repeating things that I’ve already mentioned that I’m grateful for.  So every day that I post I add my “reason to be happy” to my list, so I can make sure that I don’t repeat anything that I’ve previously posted about.  That said, there are I’m sure going to be things that are very similar, or related, but, I’m committed to finding some different aspect of life that makes me dance to post about.  So, that said, here is a recap of what has made me dance so far.

Anniversary; Eleven Years

Audio books

Basketball Games

Blankets

Being Home

Being done with the cantata

Car shows

Cheeks

Children's Messes

Chore Chart

Christmas

Christmas Caroling

Christmas Eve

Comfort When Sick

Coupon Sense

Crazy Days

Cuddling

Dreaming of White Christmas

Everyday Efforts

Friendship

Guardian Angel, Grandpa

Girl's Night

Girlfriends Government

Great Timing

Growing Pains

Hand-me-downs

Leaps of Faith

Learning to Skate

Light

Loving Neighbors

Miracle Babies

Mountains of Laundry

My Past

New Years Resolutions

Niels Petersen

Not Buying the Lie

Peace

Prodigy Conductor

Protection

Salons

Sewing

Shoulders to cry on

Stacey Miles

Stepping out on Stage

Tetris

Toes

I hope that you have found many reasons to dance too.

I’m looking forward to a lifetime more of future happy dances to add to this list.