November Reflection
Hello everyone, welcome back to the blog or welcome for the first time! We are always thankful to have you around here. Looking back over this month, I wanted to share some reflection on the month of November with 3 questions. (Questions from the November email I received from Emily P. Freeman.)
1) Name something you miss.
2) What was a moment of celebration in November?
3) Name something you hope for in December.
1) Something I miss.
Obvious answer, especially after having to cancel our trip to see them in June. My (far) family. What I miss most is just being with them.
Sitting at the kitchen table with my mom and drinking a cup of tea while talking about the funny thing Django or Daphné did the day before.
Hanging out with my dad in his tool shed while he tells me how good the waves will be tomorrow and we discuss which boards we’ll take out.
Having a good conversation with my brother about how much he loves being a husband and daddy and then he cracks a joke and makes me laugh until I cry.
Driving with my sis and all our kiddos while blasting and singing High School Musical songs as we drive through the canyon down to the beach to let them get super sandy and salty.
We all miss something, especially this year. What a perfect time of year to thank the Lord for His goodness in starting with the simplicity of just being with Him and thanking Him for who He has blessed us with. I am absolutely floored that He has given me such an incredible and loving husband and such fun kids. They are my (near) family, and I’m so thankful!
2) A moment of celebration in November
I went for a run!
This might sound ridiculous and selfish and mundane, but for me, this was reason to dance and celebrate and thank Jesus!!! I came home elated. I hadn’t run since the summer of 2014. Did you read that right? 2014! Over 6 years ago. My last few short (pregnant with Daphné) jogs were confirmation that my knees did not like running. Then we had a beautiful girl, Daphné Christiane, and I dipped into a severe depression, losing all motivation for anything… heavy meds, a little healing, pregnant again with Django, another crash into depression, back on meds (sill on them in hopes to slowly stop in the next few months)… I swam a bit at the local pool and did a few indoor workouts during confinement, but I didn’t realize how much I missed just leaving on a run.
I ran along the shoreline where the pebbles were smaller. It was rejuvenating and my knees didn’t make a peep. I plan to go again soon. Perhaps I’m celebrating too early. Even so, that doesn’t negate the fact that I’m overwhelmingly thankful to the Lord for this seemingly small but actually GINORMOUS accomplishment.
3) Something I hope for in December
Lots of snuggles on the couch with these 3!
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Love Linz