Day 40: Breathe, Seek, Play....Rise

What an extraordinary experience this journey during lent has been.  I have begun to focus, simplify and enjoy more of this gift of life than I have ever had before.  Over the past 40 days I have lived the sweet life, found that messy experiences can bring about sweet rewards, experienced a winter wonderland, the joys of captured moments, discovered things left unwritten, began to write with meaning, realized the joys in spilled milk, to dance, recognize the joy in ordinary days, be grateful for all the moments, to exhale, to play and play some more, to make the moments count, to surf daffodils (our version of stopping to smell the roses),  to be still,  to read, to throw our hands up on the roller coaster of life and enjoy the ride, to make my mark, realizing that sometimes you have to be lost to be found, the benefits of home,  how ironic things in life can be, what makes someone a super hero,  how to rest, how my life is like a beach,  that we all need a little luck, storing treasures in scrapbooks, that imperfection is bliss, to spring forward and push through the seasons of life, to have acceptance for things that you cannot change, to chase a maverick or two, to celebrate the changes, that kindness matters, finding kindness delivers you, and cheers up everyone, cannot be erased, can be the sweetest dessert in life, where you not only throw a stone that makes ripple but in the end you end up splashing everyone with the biggest cannonball...but the greatest lesson of lent is that no matter what life throws at you, if you have faith, family and friends you can RISE up and meet any challenge. And what I mean by RISE UP is that "you never stand taller than when you are on your knees to pray" <3 Amen! Happy Easter!