Fullness of Life {photos of the day: April 3 - April 2, 2012}

I feel so good. That might seem like a strange statement. But it's true and how I feel. My mom told me one my meds start working I would probably feel like I could conquer the world. She was right. I do. In fact, now that I have been feeling better I have discovered that I have actually been depressed for as long as I can remember. My 'normal' was not even close to being a healthy normal. I almost don't know what to do with myself now that I can fight the blackness/sadness and win. What I thought was normal was just a daily suppression of the sadness. What is truly normal is a daily (well it's not even daily anymore cause the sadness doesn't show up every day) conquering of the sadness. It seems so strange to wake up in the morning and actually feel strong enough to face the day. To be free from the darkness that was always lurking around in my brain. I can't imagine what my life would have been like had I always felt this balanced inside. But as I have said before I count it one of my greatest blessings. Because of my depression I have experienced God in ways I never would have had I had a healthy brain. Because of it I won't ever be able to take for granted what it means to have a brain that works. Because of it I have a daily reminder of a need, a desperate need for God. I am so blessed, and so extremely excited and grateful to be able to experience the {fullness} of life after all this time.

'the princess' and her buddy

this is how she takes care of those 'nasty' phone calls

coffee cards in the mail are just the bEsT eVeR!!

Sadness, a stone got up close and personal with my windshield. (yes, my windshield really was that filthy)

and here it is all better. So it's not perfect and you can still see it, but hey, I didn't have to buy a new windshield and it looks way better than I thought it would.

my little buddy came to see me

His little tongue cracks me up. 

his sister came too. :)

my boyfriend fixed my mirror for me!!! It's been broken since I bought my car and I have just never felt inspired to buy a new one. I am really glad I didn't buy one cause he was able to just put all the parts together and voila, a mirror that no longer blows back and forth on windy days. It's wonderful!

May you find that His mercies are new every morning!!

-Brittany