Sunshine is the antidote

We live in Seattle and we love it! Everyone makes fun of us and says that we never see the sun, and I have all kinds of counterarguments, but sometimes it actually is true. And those are the days we all crazy! I get cranky, the kids get antsy and start destroying things, and somehow nothing gets done even though we've been inside all day.

But then we get a sunny day! We head outside because we can't resist and everything is instantly better. Thankfully our neighbors love the sound of our kids laughing. But I've realized in the midst of jumping on the trampoline and swinging what it is about a beautiful day that lifts our spirits so profoundly - we are surrounded by God's creations; somehow we've transcended the everyday drudgery of being stuck inside only to be immersed in the things our loving Father in Heaven has made for us. Only outside is my mind so clear, my priorities so straight, and  my joy so full, and I know that's what God wants for us. His way is so perfect and what better way to recognize it than to be near what He's made?