So I don't know how many of you reading this live in Utah or the Wasatch counties, but if you are then you know how awful the air quality has been. For those of you who don't live here let me just fill you in. One morning I walked out to my truck and had the hardest time breathing. I felt like someone was blowing smoke in my face. They had to call everyday last week an inside day for all schools. If you don't know what that means it means that I have to be inside with my kids when they are supposed to be outside running out all their energy, it's been an energy loaded week! The sun was shining though which was a nice change, but things just looked dirty.
Then, just what we needed, a rain storm. It rained most of the day on Friday and Saturday. I sat at the gym, okay I was actually working out at the gym, and I made the comment to my friend "I love the rain it makes things feel and look so clean." Then on Sunday we woke up to a blanket of snow more rain and then more snow.
Think about it, LIFE, sunny on the outside but with poor quality on the inside making it hard to breath. Then a storm comes which at first makes things seem so much worse and more dreary, but the outcome of that storm is a clean feeling, and a fresh blanket of pure white snow. 
This is a Gerbera Daisy that for some reason keeps living, despite my lack of watering (I forget its not a typical house plant). It never fails that when things seem so gloomy outside it will bloom. This is the second time this winter that is has bloomed for me. It just makes things outside so much better. It reminds me that beauty can still come out during a storm!
LIFE is good! I haven't been able to say that much lately, but I can now. And Its only going to get better! 12 days baby and I will have the happiest day of my life!
Woo Hoo!!
5 comments:
Wow Staci, I love you! Such an amazing insight towards life. You're such a great example to me.
Great post.
It reminds me of a time when Natalie and I were driving home on the highway with all of our kids and there was a storm right above us. We could see where the storm clouds ended and the sun was shining so bright.
We said to the kids, "See, this is like life. As long as you can see the light while you are in the storm and head towards it, everything will be okay."
See ya soon.
Jamee
What a good reminder...thanks!
ANNNND...can't wait to see you at your reception! You're going to be such a gorgeous bride.
I love the compatability post. So cute!!!
By the way, great pic of the flower, that must be a nice camera you used. :)
It has been super nasty up here, too. We've had an inversion, which seriously feels like Narnia...like it will always be winter..cold, everything has frost stuck to it, and it is soooo foggy! It's been almost 2 weeks but yesterday it got super windy. At first I was thinking, "Oh great, it's going to get even colder." But when we came out of church I realized that the wind had blown the inversion away!! Yay, sunshine and a gorgeous sunset! I guess we best watch what we curse sometimes because it may turn out to be a blessing.
PS. Can't wait to see you at your wedding!!!
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