An Update : )

It is so wonderful that God grants us tender mercies each day.  Today I went to physical therapy for my wrist, and it lifted my spirits.  I left genuinely happy.  It's neat that the Lord knows what we need.  He reminded me of something that touched my heart.  Happiness really is a choice.  It does not matter what happens outside of us, for happiness comes from what happens on the inside of us.  I have some really fun plans coming up.  I am so excited to go to Chicago for Spring Break!!!  Yay!!  And I am delighted to be going to Disney World this summer with my Mom.  Aren't Moms the best!? And, I want to take a photography class, and volunteer up at Primary Children's Hospital, and look into taking a dance class, maybe.  Looking ahead the future is bright and hopeful.  We all have rough times, but it is an amazing feeling to look back and feel the confidence that comes from seeing where you have been and what hard things you have experienced, and how it has made you a better person, and you have grown in ways you probably couldn't have grown without those experiences.  All I know is that God is always there for me.  I know that He lives and loves me.  I am grateful for my job.  I was talking to a co-worker today about how sometimes life is a break from work, and sometimes work is a break from life.   I loved the thought I heard this week-- do things that INSPIRE you, things that CHALLENGE you, and things that you LOVE.