Living a Blessed Life

April 8, 2024, marked a significant event in our lives. As a family, we traveled to Arkansas to experience a total solar eclipse! This event was special for many reasons, of which I will share a few. According to eclipse2024.org , “(There are) none in North America until August 23, 2044 . This one is a nice “Prairie” eclipse, coming down from Arctic Canada into North Dakota. But then, the one so many people will have been waiting for: A beautiful summertime eclipse that goes over quite a few big cities, as well as a certain theme park in Central ...

What if I had done this differently? What if I hadn’t ignored the signs? What if I had passed on that decision and waited a little longer? What if I would have arrived a few minutes earlier / later? What if I took that leap instead of staying where I am? What if I left? What if I trusted my intuition instead of doing what the rest of the world said was right for me? What if, what if, what if? There are more what-ifs in our lives than I care to bore you with. This question plagues us and tries desperately to rob us of our joy, especially when the decision we are making feels significant. We are so good at playing out scenarios in our minds with different outcomes based on different decisions, and then if we think the outcome would have been better we beat ourselves up internally for making what appears to be the wrong decision. (Or am I the only one who does this)? We all know that hindsight is 20/20, and that is great because it helps shape our future decisions. But… I encourage you...