I want a life that sizzles and pops and makes me laugh out loud. And I don't want to get to the end, or to tomorrow, even, and realize that my life is a collection of meetings and pop cans and errands and receipts and dirty dishes. I want to eat cold tangerines and sing out loud in the car with the windows open and wear pink shoes and stay up all night laughing and paint my walls the exact color of the sky right now. I want to sleep hard on clean white sheets and throw parties and eat ripe tomatoes and read books so good they make me jump up and down, and I want my everyday to make God belly laugh, glad that he gave life to someone who loves the gift."

-Shauna Niequist, Cold Tangerines

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

turning point

Today was not one of the best. It started out in a fight with my sister and a silent car ride to school. I was tired and cranky all day. Little things irritated me and upset me. I had just decided that I wouldn't be posting today because I was sure I wouldn't be able to center it around joy when my mom walked into my room. She was holding the telephone and excitedly handed it to me, practically jumping up and down. The news I received made everything better. All the earlier disagreements and negativities were no longer important, because I finally found out about working at Camp Tecumseh this summer-- I got the job! Nothing has filled me with such joy in a very long time. I'm so excited that I'll get to spend my summer being productive, faithful, and helpful. I can't wait to spread joy to the kids at Camp. That phone call turned my day around and reminded me that no matter how bad things may seem, there is usually at least one good thing we can pick out of the day.
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