Becoming Ms. Frizzle

This morning (about 5 minutes ago) I sad down at my computer to work on an assignment for my teacher cert program. Instead I chose to read my short devotional for the day. Let me preface by stating that one day while I was perusing Half Price Books I began looking through their devotionals and came across this cute little book with very short devos called Joy Breaks: 90 Devotions to Celebrate, Simplify, and Add Laughter to Your Life. I thought, what the heck and bought it. What a steal!

These 2-3 page devotionals make me smile and think and analyze my life every day! Today was "Enough is Enough," which I thought was going to be about when you've had so much stress in your life you should....but NO! This was about contentment in what God has already given us. So many times I find myself looking for things to do outside of my house in order to achieve great entertainment. Hello...my house has TONS of books, magazines (mostly Bridal, thanks engaged roomies-I avoid these mags), movies, and a tv. We have board games, card games, and dominoes. I have letters I could write, friends I could call (even though I mostly likely would text first), and recipes to experiment with. Yet I still think that I will find what I need outside of my house. WRONG. The line that caught me most was this, "If contentment cannot be found within yourself, you'll never find it." How true!

So, from this day forward I am going to do my best to find contentment where I am instead of seeking it out from the world. I'm not going to find it out there. It lies in my heart.