Life is Hard (Day 60)

“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” -- John 16:33

Life is all of that above: messy, hard, and weird. And I'm sensitve. I cry about three times a week, both out of joy and sadness. I will watch a compilation of Taylor Swift winning awards over the years and shed many tears because I'm just so proud of this human that I will never meet or be friends with (can I cry about that too?).

I feel like crying now. Because this chapter always brings up those icky moments that caused so much hurt in my life. I won't dive into all of them because I want to spread joy not sadness.

But from not being there for the birth of my nieces to getting my heart broken and sobbing over a bag of Skittles in a Buffalo, New York hotel room. Oh and watching all my friends spend Spring Break in Florida while I was alone in my Tri-Cities apartment getting ready to start my first on-air job at age 21.

Not to mention enduring 24 years of Minnesota sports.

I wish life wasn't hard. And I wish I could just magically heal everything that's going on in your life. I don't like to be sad, I'm generally a very optimistic and upbeat person.

But feeling broken is also kind of beautiful... because I believe that God meets us most intimately when we are at our lowest. I believe He reveals Himself when we admit to defeat of life's tragedies.

Maybe just allow yourself to feel things today. And then get ice cream. That always makes me feel better.