Tomorrow morning there is a work day thing at my church.  Basically everyone is just getting together to do a bunch of cleaning and touch up work on the building.

I am not sure yet if I will go.  Part of me wants to go, because I like the people at my church.  But I don’t enjoy cleaning, plus today I just feel kinda crummy.  I started my menstrual cycle during the night last night and I have had incredibly awful cramps since then- so bad that I was unable to sleep at all last night.

But even the idea of not going makes me feel guilty.  I will probably be fine.  There is plenty of work to do.  I enjoy being a part of this church and participating in the church stuff.

But to be honest I just want to stay at home and feel crummy tomorrow.

Most of my readers know that I have really been pushing myself to go to the gym lately.  I’ve really done a pretty good job- two weeks now, I think, and I have consistently gone swimming (aerobic exercise!!) for at least 30 minutes, 5 or 6 days each week.  So I have to confess that this morning, I did not work out.

Honestly, I think part of it was that I really overdid things this weekend.  I went to the gym on Saturday and immediately went straight to the pool. (if you knew me then you’d understand- I LOVE swimming, much more than I love a treadmill or bicycle or basically any other type of aerobic exercise.)  Anyway, I was the only person in the pool on this day and oh, my, I really found my “groove”.  I swam 250m more than on previous days, which was a BIG leap, and pretty much did myself in.  I was barely able to get out of bed on Sunday, then I slept Sunday afternoon, and I was STILL stiff and sore this morning.

Speaking of confessions… There is a sign on the wall by the pool at my gym that says “please shower before entering the pool”.  I consistently see that sign AFTER I’ve entered the pool.  Oops?

When I see stories like this one- about Bristol Palin and teenage pregnancy- it just breaks my heart.

What will it take to convince these girls that it’s okay to not have sex?  Emotions are so powerful- when you fall in love, or at least think you are in love, it feels so right to give in to your emotions and give away your body.  But as most teen moms will tell you, it’s just a moment.  The consequences of that moment last a lifetime.

When I saw this photo on I Has a Hot Dog:

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I thought, how accurate.

Joy really IS in the simplest things.  My fondest memories are not of the most expensive things or the “biggest” things but the little things, the little gestures that change our lives.

We will never forget.