Good.

Its no surprise to those who know me well that one of my favorite past times is to sit and think. While my stumbling over unimportant thoughts used to be a real issue, God has graciously turned this practice into a healthy and healing practice. I just had a truly special 48 hours and I can’t help but sit and think about it all...

In two months I am marrying my favorite person on earth and this weekend we kicked off this magical and special time! Many of my closest friends flew in for a girly girl weekend full of flowers, cheer-sing, smiles, old stories and hot dogs. When people from different walks of life come together, newer friends meeting older friends, you only hope that hearts will be aligned even if its over babies or a shared love of bucket hats. I read a quote the other day, to paraphrase, find opportunities
to be good to people on a daily basis.

While this sounds lovely in sentiment, in actuality this concept is pretty challenging to live out. You have to check your differences at the door; personal opinions sometimes should stay personal. Your own biases may invite you to see your own flaws and judgements, well, they gotta go. This weekend I certainly ran my big mouth but what got me, how lovely and respectful my friends were regardless of the dinner table topics. And that is how it should be.

In a world where egos run a lot of circles and human cracks get in the way...way too often, I am feeling empowered to live differently as often as I can. I owe it to all the gracious, generous, loyal and good people in my life. The range of women and their heart's stories bless me, and I will not take this for granted.

I would encourage you to take inventory of the people in your life! Tell them, more than on their birthday how much you love them. If there is a wedge, pull it out. Replace it with a love gesture. Its always worth it. Its always worth choosing to be good to people.

Happy Monday!
Molly