Wordless Wednesday: The one where I smile because my guys are smiling at me

The Good I've Found (TGIF) : 11:11 on 11-11-11

Don't tell me this time and date isn't cool!!! 'Cause it is!!!

As my oldest daughter would say,  "Make a Wish!"

some days I feel that I am living a dream and can't imagine what else I could wish for.

this is one of those days. 

a beautiful moment in my beautiful life

TGIF ~ memorable moments. 

special seconds. 

times I love to record and remember. 

(sooo...did you make a wish? or are you like me and just said thanks for all the wishes granted?)

Wordless Wednesday: the one where I, once again, back date post to Wednesday, but also use an image stolen from a friend. But it's beautiful, so Enjoy! :) In case you are wondering, it is still wordless. This is just the title.

The Good I've Found (TGIF) : the secret of happiness

No, it's not Disneyland.  

(although living close, certainly doesn't hurt one's 'happy meter')

The truth is...I've never much liked the word HAPPY. And I consider myself a pretty 'happy' person. Now...JOY--that's a whole different animal--not to mention post!--and that's certainly an awesome thing...a thing I treasure as a child of God. But happy is well...meh.  

let's see what mr. webster has to say about it, shall we?

happy (hap'ee) adj.1 favored by circumstances; lucky; fortunate 2 having, showing, or causing a feeling of great pleasure...

and therein lies my issues with the word.  circumstances  lucky   feeling   all temporal. all variable. 

now, please do not misunderstand me. I like to be happy. Very much. HELLO..Disneyland!!! :)  But what I don't like is how much time I spend trying to BE happy. Trying to maintain that feeling. it is not something I am proud of.

But ... TGIF!!! Check out this quote:

"Happiness is finding something more important than you are and dedicating your life to it." 

This video contains that quote in it. And I like it.

The secret of happiness

It is not my life's philosophy. And I certainly still do not love the word happy, but this quote, this video THIS view of happiness is a nice reconciliation for me... it is The Good I've Found this week :)

Wordless Wednesday: the one where we walk around the lake on a Thursday, but I back date the post to the day before so I can use this catchy title