A day of hope

I normally have written a post on my Birthday. This year though I ended up not in the mood to blog. :) I had a wonderful birthday this year. It was quiet. I spent it at home, but not feeling alone at all. I was surrounded in spirit by friends and family who love me.

It started out with snow in the air, and me putting a meal together in my crock pot. It was a perfect day for something hot and hearty. My husband did offer to take me out to dinner, but truthfully i really just wanted to spend my birthday not having to go anywhere. Smelling the meal cooking in the crock pot, i put on a huge pot of coffee, started the fireplace, and went and put on cozy comfy clothing. It started relaxing, and ended such. :) The perfect day in my mind.

My friends and family all made my day special. I received some very special gifts and spent time talking with everyone. I truly felt loved. My friend Tart sent me a gorgeous African violet. Thank you so much Tart! It came just in time truthfully because the day after my birthday i caught a small case of the flu. I was feeling so sick, and the plant added cheer to my life. I instantly felt better. Thank you again sweet Tart.

So here i am today , several days after my birthday, and i am feeling a whole lot better. I am in a painting mood, so i think it is time to get out all my painting stuff and start another mural. This one i had kind of drawn out a plan several months ago, but never got started on it. I had decided to wait until after Christmas. This mural will be a grape vine with grapes and leaves draping around my archway kitchen door way. It will have a whole lot of details, and i am looking forward to painting it.

I am almost afraid of saying out loud today that i am feeling good today, because i have had so many days of late not feeling such. I am afraid that i will jinx myself. In truth though today i woke feeling no pain, and able to think. How wonderful is that? It is one reason i want to pull out all my painting stuff and get started!

I am feeling not only wonderful physically at the moment, but am feeling such spiritually. I am off to start my day very positive. I have lots of hopes and dreams i want to set forth and implement. I am feeling rather blessed! It could be because i have had such a wonderful start to my year, or it could be because of the African violet i received yesterday, making me think of spring, and brightness, or it could be because i am blessed with so many wonderful people in my life now. Whatever it is, I am just going to go and enjoy my day.


A quote for the day: If you do not hope, you will not find what is beyond your hopes.
St. Clement of Alexandra

**I knew if i said anything it would jinx me. Several hours after writing this i came down with the start of a headache, stomach pains, and my chest hurting. I was like what is that? I then decided to look at weather. Weather is changing from really cold to warming up. Winds are pushing a warm front in. I always knew that the weather pressure has something to do with pain levels. I think i now totally believe the weather pressure is what impacts my fibro. Or maybe it is still a little bit of the flu? Maybe a little bit of both. Who knows.**