Singing a tune.....

 I ended up working about 5 hours yesterday I guess.  I didn't keep track of the time.  Didn't get the minutes I wanted to do completed either.  But I did get several meetings scheduled from emails that were received after I got offline on Wednesday.  I quit at 4PM.  My bosses keep going until 5PM or later, so most mornings I will have emails from them to do something.  Yesterday was no exception.

My middle child, his wife, and his youngest son came over for dinner last night.   For me, it was a great evening.  You will think I'm nuts when I tell you this, because I'm sure you can judge from previous blog posts that this probably has not happened in years.

I caught myself singing as I was fixing dinner.

Yep, I did.  And it isn't something I normally do.

After I put the turkey on, and quit working, hubby was watching Notre Dame play their football game.  I get tired of his football games and game shows sometimes.  So I grabbed my kindle, the afghan I'm working on, and my yarn.  Decided to see what Amazon Prime had for movies.  I don't watch movies often on Amazon Prime, in fact it has been months since I have.  Maybe even years.  So I scrolled through some and found Christmas Lodge. 

It's getting close to Christmas, so I thought why not, and it was free to watch.  So I sat at the kitchen table with my afghan and worked on it while I watched the movie.  (Yes, it was one of those where the tears welded up in the eyes)  I thoroughly enjoyed the movie and may watch it again before Christmas.  You know you always catch something else that you missed in the first watching.  The movie is along the lines of the Christmas Shoes, etc.  I fit right in.  Some of you know what I mean by that.  Others of you will ignore that comment.

Anyway, after the movie, it was time to finish up the dressing and get the giblet gravy finished as the turkey was done and the broth was there to be used.  I'm busy in my kitchen and I am happy.   And as I'm cutting up onions, and celery, and other items to go into the gravy and dressing, I found myself singing.  I don't remember now what I was singing.... but it caught me off guard when I realized it.   I felt happy.  Something I hadn't really felt in a long time.

I was creating a meal and I had had all day to work on it.  The meal it self was basically planned out since it was a Thanksgiving meal.  I had the routine things to do.  But I felt no burden on my shoulder, no annoying interruptions came (yeah, I had a couple 'can I help' questions but I replied no) and the kitchen was quiet and I was alone in it.... and I found myself singing a song.

I just can't explain ....  the day before, Thanksgiving, I was with family and I was happy.  I love being around my family and that day I got to love on our great-granddaughter.  It was a very good day.  I think I was burdened because of other family issues going on that day.  My daughter was extremely busy with everyone interrupting her as she tried to complete things for dinner.  I honestly do not know how she does it.   There were a large number of people at her house - not as many as in the past though - but she was extremely busy making sure that everyone was taken care of.  She is an excellent hostess and a loving daughter to me.  I was happy to help her but tried to stay out of her way too.

But yesterday, I was alone in my kitchen, doing what I love.  Cooking a real meal.  Not just one to get by because someone is hungry.  Not just a quickie meal to pull together (although those can make me happy too).  I just can't explain the feeling that came over me.

I was free.  I was in my own little world.  For that moment in time, I had no troubles, no burdens, nothing weighing heavy on my shoulders.  No worries.

I had joy.  And I found myself singing.  Not loudly, mind you, but verbally making noise.

And it was good.  I thank God that He gave me those moments in time that I felt free.  

When you haven't had those moments for a long, long time, when it happens, you will notice.

You feel joy.

That is my wish for you this season.  That you will also find joy in the moment.  It may happen while you are out in your car driving from one place to another.  Or, like me, fixing a meal.  Or it may be out working on a project.  But all of a sudden, you will notice, joy.

Soak in it.  Smile.  Praise God. and be happy.

Blessings!