Sunday Morning by Maroon 5. Yummy.

I liked today, a lot.
I didn't go to church today, I woke up and my stomach still didn't feel like it's normal self (from that dumb stomach virus I got the other day) and I was flat out EXHAUSTED! From what, I'm not exactly sure, all I know is that I woke up with full intention of going to church, maybe a Starbucks run with the sister thrown in, and looking cute. As soon as I sat up though my stomach hit me saying, "Lay back down, I don't feel good," and my head saying, "Whyyyy did you sit up? Baaaad idea!" and so I turned over and went back to sleep.
This afternoon after lunch though I went and sat outside on our front porch swings. 2 things readers and people in general should know about me is that I love outdoors and I love swings. So I took my Bible and my book Jesus Calling and had a little date with my Savior. He showed me a lot today about letting go and being still and finding comfort and reassurance in Him and only Him. If there's anything I need to be hearing or reading about now it's about allllllll of that right there! One other thing I do to occupy my time (and what bit of artistic flare I have in me) is I write verses out on index cards, in colorful sharpie colors, and tape/hang/prop them in places I'll see them everyday. One of my favorite verses He showed me today was 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 which says, "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God."
When I read that it kinda hit me: I've been so caught up in my problems and my situation that I have the mindset that it should be all about me all of the time; regardless of who I'm talking to or what situation I'm put in, it's all about me. After reading that I thought, "Okay, I should be going out and seeing how I can comfort others.. Friends and family who have done that for me are hurting too... and God is comforting me in more ways than one.. Why am I not returning the favor to them and giving the glory to Him??" So to those who are reading this, who I have made myself the #1 priority to, I am so sorry. I'm not doing what's right by the Bible and I'm not doing what's right by anyone. With what God is giving me day by day, I shouldn't be keeping it all to myself. I should be giving it away and helping my brothers and sisters in Christ who need the comfort and compassion that God is giving to and through me!
That hit me big today.
I took the sister and we hit up Sonic and then went to Crossfire with my baby brother. I say baby, he's 18 years old. Gosh. But Crossfire is a place full of trampolines, a giant foam pit, and fun music. So what's a girl like me to do? Jump to her heart's content, perfect my front flip from trampoline to mat, and discover that a back walk-over is STILL possible! It made my night! And I was laughing a whole lot, which feels wonderful, (and trampolines always make me laugh) and I was dancing a little, (they were playing Backstreet Boys) and I had people who cared about me doing the exact same thing.
I even sang a little on the way home with Liv and Elle, now THAT was fun! Well, I say singing.... it's more like yelling, on pitch, staying somewhat in the same key.. Ha whatever. I love my family. I love my friends. I love my Jesus. I'm ready to get this ball rolling!