Cherries!

“Life is a bowl of cherries. Some cherries are rotten while others are good; its your job to throw out the rotten ones and forget about them while you enjoy eating the ones that are good! There are two kinds of people: those who choose to throw out the good cherries and wallow in all the rotten ones, and those who choose to throw out all the rotten ones and savor all the good ones.”

This past month-Pete and I have had a few "rotten cherries" show up in our bowl of life....a couple losses and some stressful weeks ended up leaving us feeling pretty down. This past week, we have the luxury of staying home together, relaxing, sleeping in, and catching up around the house... it has been rejuvenating and healing. We've had lots of time to talk, reflect and focus on the "good cherries" in our life. We've also realized again just how blessed we are with so many supportive family and friends. Your encouraging words and thoughts have meant so much to us!

I've always has a positive outlook on life. I guess I would say that I have always thought that "life really is a bowl of cherries!" and that the "glass is half full". As I've grown up, I have realized that life is not always a bowl of cherries and that nobody is immune to the hard times and sad moments of life. I believe it is a personal choice how you choose to face these challenging times. It is so easy to wallow in self-pity-I've been there. It is so easy to be angry and lose the skip in your step-I've been there too. IT takes work to get back on the saddle and trust that God does not give you more than you can handle. God makes sure our bowls are full of some pretty delicious cherries.

So as we prepare to start another week, I'm focusing on savoring all things good and promising in life. I encourage each one of you to pick out the plump cherries in your bowl and put those rotten ones right down the garbage disposal! :)