Finding Joy in the day, Day 179

Waking up to the sunshine
A lazy day

Quote of the day:
God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day. 
Psalm 46:5

Finding Joy in the day, Day 178

Getting to know a beautiful new friend
A great day for a trip to the park

Good conversation

Quote of the day:
“It was when I was happiest that I longed most...The sweetest thing in all my life has been the longing...to find the place where all the beauty came from.”
― C.S. Lewis, Till We Have Faces

Finding Joy in the day, Day 177

Getting to my appointment on time
Fun new keys

Quote of the day:
“A voice of one calling in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way for the Lord,
    make straight paths for him.’"
Matthew 3:3

Finding Joy in the day, Day 176

Talking to my sister
Making peach crisp and going for a walk with a friend
Finding a fun group of people

Quote of the day:
“Our hearts are restless, until they can find rest in you.”
Augustine of Hippo (354–430), in Confessions.
Happy Feast of St. Augustine

Finding Joy in the day, Day 175

Having a good chat
Pleasant weather
A Queen size bed with a feather topper
Rosary walk

Quote of the day:
“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
― Mark Twain

Finding Joy in the day, Day 174

Keeping a better schedule today
Having a break in the busyness that was just enough time
Getting some things done
Meeting someone from WI

Quote of the day:
“Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy.”
― Guillaume Apollinaire

Finding Joy in the day, Day 173

Feeling safer
Sweeping up some dirt
Fresh Bandage on my hand

Quote of the day:
"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside of you" Maya Angelou

Finding Joy in the day, Day 172

Getting my hand all taken care of
Having a bed to come home to after a long night in the ER

A lazy day

Quote of the day:
“What you have to decide... is how you want your life to be. If your forever was ending tomorrow, would this be how you'd want to have spent it? Listen, the truth is, nothing is guaranteed. You know that more than anybody. So dont be afraid. Be alive.” 
― Sarah Dessen

Finding Joy in the day, Day 171

Getting coffee with a friend
Understanding
A good nights sleep

Quote of the day:
"The life of Christ was but a continuous cross."
St. Paul of the Cross

Finding Joy in the day, Day 170

Settling in
Keeping busy
Rummage sale finds

Quote of the day:
“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.”
― Mark Twain

Finding Joy in the day, Day 169

Getting packed away
A busy day

Quote of the day:

“You can't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.”— A.A. Milne

Finding Joy in the day, Day 168

Resting
Meeting a friend for coffee
Having a nice talk about things I am learning with a peer

Quote of the day:
"I need a hug, or 6 pots of coffee" Unknown

Finding Joy in the day, Day 167

A shine of Rainbows
A nice walk
Waking up on time

Quote of the day:
“There are those who seek knowledge for the sake of knowledge; that is Curiosity.
There are those who seek knowledge to be known by others; that is Vanity.
There are those who seek knowledge in order to serve; that is Love.” St. Bernard of Clairvaux

Finding Joy in the day, Day 166

Greeting friends
Waking up on time
Digging for treasures

Quote of the day:
"Trust in the power of Christ’s Cross!  Receive his reconciling grace and share it!"
Pope Francis

Finding Joy in the day, Day 165

A double yolk egg- its always a surprise to crack one open
Sleeping in
Time to myself

Quote of the day:
"The person who listens to Christ fills himself with light; and if he imitates Christ, he reclaims himself.'"
St. Thalassios the Libyan

Finding Joy in the day, Day 164

Seeing long awaited faces
Finding mutual connections
Watching the kiddos swim and catching up with SPS
Packer Game on TV in MN

Quote of the day:
"...the human being of every time and of every place feels himself called in a manner that is... unrepeatable, because Christ appeals precisely to the human 'heart', which cannot be the subject of any generalization."
- Bl. John Paul II

Finding Joy in the day, Day 163

TGIF its the weekend
Mass at Assumption parish on the feast of the Assumption
Looking forward to a break
Free box at Rummage sale

Quote of the day:
"Mary shines forth on earth, until the day of the Lord shall come (cf. 2 Peter 3:10), as a sign of certain hope and comfort for the pilgrim People of God” (Vatican II, Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, 68).

Finding Joy in the day, Day 162

A nap outdoors
Feeling refreshed after taking a shower
An improvement on yesterday

Quote of the day:
“No one in the world can change Truth. What we can do and and should do is to seek truth and to serve it when we have found it." St. Maximilian Kolbe

Finding Joy in the day, Day 161

Meeting a friend for coffee
Time in adoration
A souvenier

Quote of the day:
"Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it." Rumi

Finding Joy in the day, Day 160

A nice evening walk
Spending time browsing around Target
Seeing some fun pictures of family



Quote of the day:
“To live without faith, without a patrimony to defend, without a steady struggle for truth, that is not living but existing.” Blessed Pier Gieorgio Frassati

Finding Joy in the day, Day 159

Sleepy weather
Grocery Shopping
Feast of one of my favorite names- Saint Clare

Quote of the day:
 “Ever since I dedicated myself to think about and meditate on the Passion and Death of our Lord Jesus Christ, all the pain and sufferings no longer discouraged me, but rather they console me.” St. Clare

Finding Joy in the day, Day 158

Fun with friends
Relaxing
Window shopping

Quote of the day:
“Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid.” Matthew 14:27

Finding Joy in the day, Day 157

Journaling, reading the paper, and relaxing on a Saturday morning
Finding the local radio station listing in the paper
Nap in the fresh air

Quote of the day:

"A little drop of simple obedience is worth a million times more than a whole vase of the choicest contemplation." St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi

Finding Joy in the day, Day 156

Comfortable temperatures
Text message replies
Talking to Mom, Dad, and Sis on the phone

Quote of the day:

"I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow; but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing." Agatha Christie

Finding Joy in the day, Day 155

Refreshing start to the day
Google Maps
Meeting an inspiring woman

Quote of the day:
"I saw you for like 3 seconds... And it made my day." Unknown

Finding Joy in the day, Day 154

Snooze on my alarm
Finding my way on the road
Facial- very refreshing

Quote of the day:
"A flower doesn't think of competing with the flower next to it it just blooms" Unknown

Finding Joy in the day, Day 153

Settling back in
A new norwegian patterned headband
Sleeping in! its been a while since I could do that!

Quote of the day
“Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” Emma Lazarus

Finding Joy in the day, Day 152

Getting back safely despite a tired drive in the Early AM
Taking a nap
Getting unpacked

Quote of the day:
“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” John Wayne

Finding Joy in the day, Day 151

Morning wake up call Kisses from my niece
Reading my welcome home sign messages
Laughter with my mom
Organizing

Quote of the day:
“That's what people do who love you. They put their arms around you and love you when you're not so lovable.” 
Deb Caletti

Finding Joy in the day, Day 150

Mass with my dad
Good deals
Baby love

Quote of the day:
"Answer me, Lord, out of the goodness of your love; in your great mercy turn to me." Psalm 69:16

Finding Joy in the day, Day 149

Home is where the Heart is and the Heart is Home!!!!

Signs to greet me
Loving "goodbyes" and "hellos"

Quote of the day:
“home isn't a place. It is a person. And we are finally home.” 
Stephanie Perkins