So many times in our lives things overwhelm us. And the proverbial saying comes into play, “When it rains, it pours…”

Life always seems like that – with its ebbs and flows. Craziness always appears to hit more than one way.

I discovered when we moved to Colorado that most of the time when it rains, it only lasts a few minutes and it never really pours. Until last Tuesday. 🙂 We had some great thunderstorms. Little did I know, that it would be a torrential downpour with flashflood warnings all around us. I was just excited for the moisture for my flower beds.

The next day, we discovered water had found its way in through a window in my office. Not a pretty sight. And heartbreaking. Books wet and damaged, a lot of my author stuff wet.

I was devastated. We’ve had a lot of “hits” lately, and I didn’t want another one. 🙂 Then another blow came – finding out that homeowner’s insurance couldn’t cover it. Okay, I admit it. I cried. Tears of frustration and anger and then… “what do I do?”

And then for the bazillionth time in my “young” life – I felt the prodding to consider this trial joy. Ugh. You’d think I’d learned that lesson a while ago. Did I really need to work on it again?

Um… yes.

No matter how tired I am, how much I have on my plate, or how many things might be piling up… I need that reminder. It doesn’t mean that life all of a sudden takes on a rosy glow, but it does mean that I can choose joy. Even when I don’t feel like it, or don’t want to, or would rather wallow. 🙂

So… one day at a time. I’m choosing joy. What about you?