Melancholy. I think that's a pretty good word to describe the way I've felt for the last few weeks. My family and good friends would probably agree with that. What's bugging me is that I'm not usually like this. I'd even consider myself a fairly optimistic person. There are many factors causing this "Debbie Downer" attitude, too many to count, but I think it boils down to THE UNKNOWN.
Luckily, after a wonderful and much needed spiritual refill yesterday, I realized that THE UNKNOWN is never going away. I need to embrace and
{enjoy} life as it is,
right now. Period. There are so many things I do have and life is pretty good. The
Tender Mercies my Father in Heaven has blessed me with are too many to count. So, I'm done. Goodbye Melancholy and Hello Hope!
I love my family so much! It makes me feel a little less crazy to be around them. (I think this picture needs to be entered in some kind of contest for weirdness or ugliness or something. We even caugh the crazy, recluse surgeon waking from a long winter's rest in the background.)
We wish ya'll a merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year; may it be a little less . . . crazy.