riches we can afford

   It's cold outside, but Claire didn't even think of the possibility to stay home that night. It was the grand opening of the new Burkshire Mall, and she had to see it!!! No, she was not a shopaholic. It is supposed to be 3 times bigger than the old mall she usually shops that's 50 miles away. And the new one is just 10!!! How gorgeous is that? She turned on the engine, pressed the gas and drove away. She didn't know she was going to lose such a great family night with her brother and their parents.
   In the same time, on another small street, Mom is busy in the kitchen, and Dad is watching his new TV show. They both are tired after a long, stressful day at work. Little do they know how much their daughter would love to tell them about her first day at school... But since everybody's too tired or too busy to listen to her, she curls up in the bed with her old, used, diary...
   It's Friday night, Mandy just spent 3 hours getting ready - it's their date night and she's very excited to tell her husband the great news. After half hour, she starts being nervous: he should've been home at least 2 hours ago. No call, no message from him. Where would he be? Finally, she nervously calls him. "Hey babe! Oh, gosh, I forgot to let you know I'll be late tonight - Danny took me to this car show on 5th ave. See you later, hun, can't hear you!" I guess he'll never understand how much he hurt her.
   Can you afford to spend more time with your family than shopping at the new Mall? Can you afford to listen to your kids instead of watching that new TV show? Can you afford to go to dinner with your wife instead of going to a car show?
   These are just 3 random examples of how easily we can skip some happy moments in our lives. I don't want to say don't watch TV or don't go shopping or don't check out those wild engines at show cars. I just want to say ...

                      ... can you afford to be happy?

the burgundy of life

  Today was a splendid sadness in the air. A beautiful nostalgia in the air... Thoughts and thoughts freely flying with the wind. The leaves paint themselves with perfect colors... my new fav is burgundy. There is so much emotion in it.
Fall, what did you do to me? I've never liked you. Suddenly, you just overwhelm me with your riches. Frazzled skies, hurry clouds, leaves dancing in the wind, gray days followed by such colorful and full of life days... It's like a crazy, super fast, fascinating game. We're spinning, but we won't get sick, we're crying and laughing, the trees are dyeing in the most lively manner and everything else just accompanies in the most gorgeous style.
It's a season as amazing as spring.

Note: Those statements are made by a person who truly deeply enormously loves spring the most out of all seasons.

Happiness is...

when you remember how happy you are when you love.

trusting my Author...

          Life comes to us in phases. At 6-8 months, a tooth, at 1 year old the excitement of discovering, at 3 the grace and beauty in the fairy-tales, at 7 a new start, at 14 new friends, 21 new concepts... and so on. Last year, the adventure of your life, today, a slice of happiness, tomorrow a tear in the corner of your eye, next week - good news... next month... who knows? Surprise is the key-act. 

  Even though I often dared to dream about living my every day life next to my Hubby, I’ve never really take the courage to say it’ll happen now ( or this year). I had my doubts... even though, I knew God can do anything! But here I am.... the lucky one to go to bed every single night with my HH (Handsome Hubby). Do I deserve it? Probably, not. Do I enjoy it? Infinitely! New adventures are around every second’s corner with this guy next to me. He’s the color of my rainbow and the light of my day. No, I don’t have as much “me-time” now, but I don’t miss it (except the writing ... really, I’ve been missing it like crazy!!!). I love getting to know him better and better each day. I want to tell you, friends, God answers prayers. Eddie getting a 10 years visitor visa, is a proof! Bad things turn into good things when life’s lived with Him. Really... like, the paperwork for Eddie. Yes, I spent endless evenings and weekends studying and researching what forms to fill up, what else we needed and at last, we mailed them with a prayer: “Lord, we did out best - it’s in Your hands from now on. You know the future. Do what ever is the best for us!” .. and waited... and waited. Till couple weeks ago, when we got a letter in the mail... All papers were sent back - he was rejected. For the simple reason, we sent 2 forms together. I was sad.. no, I didn’t wrestle with God... but I wished it, in a way. Still, I calmed myself with a reminder of that prayer “do what ever is the best”. We don’t know what will happen next. There are moments when I kind of loose it and I get scared, but He always has His way of shining his light through the darkest cloud.
          Maybe it’s time to learn not any new patch of path must be easier than the old one....

I am a story in the making...

a while

... worth living called life.
    We live surrounded by the miracles we don't see. We hold wonders in our hands and awesomeness is within reaching distance. Sun is the sky's lover. From time to time, puffy clouds steal its brightness from my eyes. But there's no shade in my heart. A lighthouse is my home and truth my everyday reality. I hide myself in a seashell, with the sea in my soul. Dolphins are my play friends, a starfish - my jewelry. Skies watch over me while sleeping in the sand. 
...and love is what makes my heart giggle.

minute monday

     This is a moment of last week. A remembrance of sweet friends, and funny moments. A coup of coffee, two laptops, two friends, a photo frame with our picture in it, two facebook accounts, comments, likes, giggles. Feelings shared, support given, prayer lists, cracked jokes, and burst into laughings, music, webcams on, print screens, and more comments. That's how a great week starts. With that minute on Monday morning when you hit the snooze button, and that creamy coffee. For me, the best moment is when I turn on my laptop and my hubby skypes me "good morning hon!".
       Have a wonderful week!

it's good to know you're loved

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           This day week started out wonderfully. And today, when I was feeling so tired(because lack of sleep- too much happiness leads to that, too, not only stress), and grumpy, God just gave me another miracle. To remember His love and care for me. He put at 7am a small rainbow in the sky, just in front of me so it would've been impossible not to see it. What a great God we have! I need to mention yesterday or last night didn't rain at all, in fact, it didn't rain in days, which it makes it very special. 

           On the other hand, I have some very good news, and a giveaway coming, but I'll be talking about them next time... today I'm too busy and too tired. So bare with me. 

Some people complain that there are thorns among roses, while others praise God because He put roses among thorns.