Happy is as happy does...

"You must try to generate happiness within yourself. If you aren't happy in one place, chances are you won't be happy anyplace." ~~Ernie Banks

With the 4th of July past us now, I've been thinking about how next month is AUGUST. Can you believe it? The kids will be going back to school soon. (Yay! And I don't even have kids yet lol.) This year has really flown by. In about 3 months I will officially have been at my "new job" for a year. This past year has really been such a blessing in so many ways for me and my little family.  I am ever so amazed at the good that can happen in your life if you just have faith in God and put your life in his hands. In the past year both me and my husband have left behind old, unsatisfying jobs and come into new jobs that we are very happy in and hope to stay long-term in. These new jobs have given us so much more time together, too, so our relationship has even grown. We had such little time together before (we worked separate shifts for as long as we were married).

My family went through a few tragedies this past year, too, but we made it through. The biggest lesson I have learned this past year is that God won't throw anything your way that you can't handle. So anytime I feel like I'm being handed something that I don't think I can handle, I know that either I can handle it, or it will be taken care of in another way before I even get a chance to take care of it (and yes, that's happened to me recently!)

I know I'm not the only one who feels this way: when August starts coming around I still feel like a kid--time for fresh beginnings and time to tackle the world and all those projects I've been wanting to do. Its weird that I still think of August as this time, and not New Years. Is this something that changes with age?

With autumn comes some of my absolute favorites: scarves, sweaters, corduroy, beautiful falling leaves, long walks in the woods, fall festivals, the sweet earthy smells of autumn, cooler weather, pumpkin pie lattes...oh, I could go on and on. I am looking forward to doing  a lot of crafting this autumn (I want to make more Christmas gifts this year), and spending time with my family.