This is us (Sam and I) early this morning... At our first doctor's visit of the week.
(well...that didn't work...I'm posting from my phone and I was unable to access my photos )
June and the Halfway Mark of the Year
Can you believe we are nearly halfway through the year already?
Somewhere between New Year’s resolutions and Spring sunsets, life kept moving while we were busy living it.
I can feel the gentle pause in the middle of the calendar.
A place where I can catch my breath, look behind me for a moment, and realize just how much I've carried, survived, celebrated, and learned.
Maybe this year hasn't been everything I hoped it would be.
Maybe it’s looked nothing like I could have imagined. 🤷♀️🩷
I know that for me there have been some ordinary Mondays that I will never remember… and there have been moments that have quietly changed me forever.
The beautiful thing about June is this:
it reminds me there is still time and lots of Hope.
Time to forgive myself for the goals I abandoned in February. 😂
Time to dream new dreams that fits the person I am now... not the person I was in January.
yes.. Life changes just this fast...in a matter of months life can quietly begin to make changes.
In the past five months, I have read books that softened my heart and opened my mind in ways that I never expected. I have experienced situations that I knew nothing about and not only did I learn, I survived.
We can learn lessons we didn’t know we needed.
We can experience joy, heartbreak, healing, laughter, new beginnings, and unexpected strength.
In five months, I have collected pieces of myself that I didn't even know existed. .
There have been Conversations that stayed with me.
There have been Songs tied to certain afternoons.
Tears that watered growth I couldn’t yet see.
Moments that reminded me that I'm still becoming.
Five months ago, I was not exactly who I am today. I'm better, I'm stronger and I'm content.
And five months from now, I will have grown again.
This is the gift of living❣️❣️
In just 4 weeks, we will be at the halfway mark of 2026. Are you ready?
Happy 1st day of June!!
Shug.. 👍🏻❣️⭐️🌻🤷♀️
Thank you for this gift of living. Shug you truly have a word master's gift of writing.
ReplyDeleteYou have put into words what my heart and mind say about these past 5 months and what's on the horizon for each of us in the months ahead.
Praying for you and your cath. and Sam and all of his issues.
Love you my friend.
Sue
I loved your wonderful words today, Shug. The days and months go by fast, don't they? Where you have read books that opened your mind, that's how I feel about movies. I love a good movie, and have seen a few good ones lately. Here's to this halfway mark of the year, June!... and hoping it's a pleasant one for me and you, Shug. love you, girlfriend.
ReplyDeleteHappy June Shug,
ReplyDeleteOh the year is going so quickly for me. Summer always goes fast here. We have daylight until past 9:30 PM now. :-)
xo
Carla
Happy 1st of June! Seems like it was just Christmas:) As you get older time is either really slow or really fast!
ReplyDeleteThank you for such encouraging thoughts about the gift of living! God bless you and I hope the doctor visits go well!
ReplyDeleteYour posts are always so inspiring and encouraging.. That's why I love stopping by here every day.
ReplyDeleteI've tried to blog from my phone and it always puts pictures in sideways with no way to rotate them
Shug, you really put things into words so well. Thank you for sharing your life and the lessons with us!
ReplyDeleteSeems we are rarely ready for some of the things life throws at us. And change can be so hard the older I get. I so much appreciate your candid thoughts and writings, Shug!! You can put things into words that are often hard to do.
ReplyDeleteYour life lessons are never wasted as you share them here with us, my friend. Praying for you and Sam this week as you both have medical appointments and just a few days to relax and enjoy the time together. xx
ReplyDeleteYou made me think for a minute. You said you aren't the same person you were at the beginning of the year. You forgive yourself for not following all your goals. I am a different person too - we all are. It's a blessing. We don't have to stay the same way. We are always changing.
ReplyDeleteHmm, for some reason I haven't been writing Cheerful right lately. Anyway, thank you so much for blogging. The subtitle of my blog is "Life as a Shared Adventure." And isn't that what blogging is all about? It enriches us all. Bless you and Sam and your family. Love and prayers.
ReplyDeleteWere we always so aware of the turning of the year? I think we're reminded all the time in subtle and not so subtle ways through the media.
ReplyDeleteI know during the last 5 months I always look forward to your blogposts. You bring so much to all of us. G-d bless you during these difficult times.
ReplyDeleteI hope the doctors appointments go well.
ReplyDeleteThis year is going by so quickly and I know over the summer it will only speed up. Eek!
Beautiful words.
Keeping in prayer, Shug...and I cannot believe it's the middle of the year already.
ReplyDeleteHeck I'm different than I was a month ago! Here's to always learning and growing in our Lord and Savior, Christ Jesus!
ReplyDeleteWow, lots to ponder here. I guess I never really thought about it, but yes, I think there's been growth and inward change as the days and months pass by...might be a good day for some reflection.
ReplyDeleteOh, I love this way of looking at the half way mark of the year...yes, it is amazing how quickly things can change in just a few months. Sometimes there are wonderful surprises that we had no idea were going to happen, and then sometimes there are difficult challenges that we had no idea were going to happen, but the good news is, Jesus was with us in the beginning, and He is with us today, and He's already there in the future, preparing the way, softening our hearts through experiences, stories, music, messages from His Word...Yes...every day, week, month is a new beginning. I appreciate these thoughts today. You have given us some good food for thought. (((HUGS)))
ReplyDeleteHalfway?? It doesn't seem possible!
ReplyDeleteRest assured I am praying for you, and Sam, and the whole family.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
I love this idea of collecting days. Moments. Like merit badges pinned to one's heart. I want to look for the extraordinary in every ordinary day. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteChristmas will be here again, before we know it…😳
ReplyDeleteIt’s a gift from God that we get to wake up each morning.…
Hugs
Donna 🌷💕🌷
Love this Shug! I never thought about it being a halfway point to pause and take a breath. Love that. And I love and relate with your comment about giving yourself grace for abandoning some February goals. Lol You always have such a beautiful and spiritual perspective I adore dear Friend. xo
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