Finding Happy / STACEY'S WARDROBE

Finding Happy

Monday, August 6

For me, for many years summers have been about rest and adventure and letting life teach you a lesson or two (as opposed to forcing yourself to listen in class for hours on end). Now that I've been out of school for a little bit I thought maybe those times were over. I have always looked forward to those lazy days and those jammed-packed-full-of-fun days that the summer months have always promised me. Surely Summer 2012 did not disappoint. I started out on a month long trip to Nigeria to explore, relax and reconnect with the lovely fam. It's like my whole perspective changed and my mind's eye just opened up to all the possibilities and blessings that surround me. I was coming out of an extended period of lowness and suffering to which I will refer to as the "dark year" so this summer couldn't have come at a more perfect time. Just when I thought I had received enough life and joy to not only heal my wounds but to carry me forward I was showered with even more lovely upon returning to the states. There's nothing like new friends and old friends to remind you who you are, refill your confidence and bolster your faith in the Father. Even if I had a thousand tounges I couldn't praise God enough for what He has done for me and for who He is. There's always a light at the end of the tunnel and there's always beauty in the midst of the desert. We just have to learn to experience life beyond what we see in the physical.