stuckinindiana: February 2015

26 February 2015

That's NOT My Job

That's NOT my job! Have you ever heard or SAID that??

It's not my responsibility to clean up YOUR messes.
My job description does not require me to do that.
It's not my job to raise YOUR children.
They pay people to do THAT.
That's below a person in my position.

I can think of so many scenarios where it is easy to say or think... that's NOT my job! We've all done it. But, what about the things that literally are not our job? How about the things we carry around that should have been left behind us... long ago in the past. Sometimes we take on more responsibilities in our "job" of life that really aren't ours to carry. Have you ever stopped to say...

2015Feb 2 of 3 ONE THOUSAND GIFTS

Three Gifts A Day For...

FEBRUARY 2015

2 of 3

Based on the book, One Thousand Gifts, (by Ann Voskamp)

#1000Gifts #JoyDare

I took the 1,000 Gifts Dare for the year of 2012... continued in 2013... and 2014! Now, I'm headed into 2015 :) GOD IS FULL OF BLESSINGS!

Wed 2/11/15

3392. resilient plants which haven't YET been covered with straw

3393. milkshake date

3394. excuse me but... I think this is MY spot!

Thurs 2/12/15

3395. excited to go out... VERY UNUSUAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR!

3396. lunch w/my girls & Baby Max

3397. breakfast for dinner

Fri 2/13/15

3398. lots of creating on the page

3399. my brilliant writer/author/speaker friend

Fifty Shades of Me

3400. the LOML's sense of humor

Sat 2/14/15

3401. double date with the inlaws

3402. silliness at Skyline Chili

3403. home spa date for the girls

Sun 2/15/15

3404. friends sharing a cause

3405. having my own washer & dryer

it truly is a BLESSING

3406. Downton Abbey with the LOML & daughter after "the little" has gone to sleep

Mon 2/16/15

3407. playing catch up on the blog - FEELS SO GOOD!

3408. so many new words from our 2-yr old

3409. thankful for a warm fire AND public servants & medical people who don't let the cold stop them from serving!

Tues 2/17/15

3410. living where I can get away with stepping out the door
in my PJ's to take pics of the sunrise, sunset, etc.

3411. pretending the ocean is just east of me

3412. finally publishing the 1st Feb #JoyDare post

Wed 2/18/15

3413. a morning out of the house

3414. old graveyards covered with snow

3415. open spaces & country places

Thurs 2/19/15

3416. entertaining a friend in my messy home

3417. big girl panties (for our little 2-year old)

3418. good night kisses

Fri 2/20/15

3419. so grateful for FRIDAYS

3420. true confessions to ANN VOSKAMP!!!

3421. movie night w/the LOML at home before the snow hits

Stay tuned for the next & final installment for February 2015
I took the 1,000 Gifts Dare for the year of 2012... continued in 2013... and 2014! Now, I'm heading into 2015 smile emoticon GOD IS FULL OF BLESSINGS!

For other #JoyDare #1000gifts entries... search the blog for the labels...
#1KGiftsJoyDare or #1000Gifts

17 February 2015

2015Feb 1 of 3 ONE THOUSAND GIFTS

Three Gifts A Day For...

FEBRUARY 2015

1 of 3

Based on the book, One Thousand Gifts, (by Ann Voskamp)

#1000Gifts #JoyDare

I took the 1,000 Gifts Dare for the year of 2012... continued in 2013... and 2014! Now, I'm headed into 2015 :) GOD IS FULL OF BLESSINGS!

Sun 2/1/15

3362. my next door neighbor

a monastery :D

3363. the LOML doing a grocery run for some special treats

3364. Downton Abbey - instead of the SuperBowl finish

Mon 2/2/15

3365. bald eagles on the rise in Indiana :)

2015Jan 3 of 3 ONE THOUSAND GIFTS

JANUARY 2015 - 3 of 3
Based upon One Thousand Gifts (by Ann Voskamp)
#1000Gifts #JoyDare

I took the 1,000 Gifts Dare for the year of 2012... continued in 2013... and 2014!

Now, I'm headed into 2015 :) GOD IS FULL OF BLESSINGS!

1/21/15 Wed
3329. chicken soup... again...

3330. being a bottom-feeder

3331. a great quote by a young author

“Stop setting yourself on fire for people who just stand to watch you burn.” ~ Nadège Richards

1/22/15 Thurs
3332. sister friends
3333. waking up just fine from anesthesia :)
3334. Bryan Duncan - Quiet Prayers

1/23/15 Fri
3335. pain meds after small surgery
3336. ha ha ha... leftovers from surgery

some one forgot to take this off!!

3337. sharing news with people

#LoveHeals

1/24/15 Sat
3338. PBS early morning broadcasting for mommies & "DeeDees"

3339. being blessed by Frederick Buechner
3340. feeling like maybe I'm being used for the good

1/25/15 Sun
3341. the quiet sound of my "neighborhood"
3342. help with the dishes & cleaning
3343. a room with a view
(I don't think I'll ever tire of the view from my bedroom)1/26/15 Mon
3344. a cold, yet gorgeous, beginning to the day