rainy day (encouraging) blues.

i need desperately to be back in my bed right now. and i mean desperately. it's been raining heavily since last night here in the mountains and all i want to do is cuddle up underneath my covers and fall back asleep.

ahhhh, that would be nice.

but no, that's so not happening. 

instead i'm sitting at work trying to make it to 5o'clock without having an anxiety attack. because you see, i hate storms. hate em'. with a passion. for some reason they make me so incredibly nervous it is ridiculous. and driving in them? yeah, you can forget about that. 

so i'm just going to sit my happy tired butt at my desk until i absolutely have to go somewhere, which will be home as soon as i can and into my cave i call a bedroom.

anywho...

we are saying goodbye to a coworker this week. she is retiring from the Department of Social Services and moving on to her next journey in life. she's helped so many people and has done so much in her short time here on earth that it really makes me stop and think about what i've done and how much more i want to do with my life- not only for myself, but for others... and for God. 

i just have to figure out what exactly that is and how i want to go about doing it. i will tell you that it's going to take a whole lot of prayers and an open heart, but i will continue to do just that. 

i get so incredibly excited thinking about all of the countless opportunities that we have in this world to do good. why not take advantage of that? why not put your whole heart into helping others?

i could go on for days about this, but i won't. 

my social working side tends to come out on occasion around here.

just remember- it is the smallest things that mean the most... and we each have an opportunity to make a difference in our lives and the lives of those around us.

tell me, what is it that you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?  

-mary oliver