The Silver Lining

Hello hello!

Well well well..we meet again. I truly apologize y'all. The verses below highlight my past few months.

"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth and vermin destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." Matthew 6:19-21

Let's jump back to July 6th, 2023.

Now, I know I haven't been active since May, because of taking a hiatus as for my job May-June is extremely hectic and August-December...so basically after work I am overstimulated and normally cuddle up in a book or watching Heartland. But let's talk about where I've been.

Okay back to the day. A day after my wisdom teeth removal surgery. Now, I was weak, exhausted, and truly going through it. The couch was my best friend as I was recovering and it was way more comfortable than my bedroom. I like to watch shows on my laptop...I promise I am getting somewhere with this.

Now, if you've had your wisdom teeth removed you know how important it is to stay hydrated. So, here I am cozy on the couch with my water bottle and my arm decides to SPAZZ!! I mean completely SPAZZ and give out. BOOM! Water all over my laptop in the middle of my This Is Us episode. *Fun fact: I only watch shows that are finished* I immediately had to drag my weak body to dry my laptop and flip it over to remove the water. Well..it was too late. MacBooks are not water friendly and after that it was a wrap.

A wrap to all my TEAMeffort Videos. A wrap to all my drafted blog posts. A wrap to all my pictures and videos. A wrap to so many things that I held onto for the memories good & bad. It hurt. Bad. I tried getting it repaired...but all my data, photos, messages...were gone. In this moment, I realized how my laptop carried so much security for me. I realized that although I lost some extremely important things, they were still with me internally and they could never be wiped.

Now, I must make a lesson or silver lining of this. I was truly distraught because of who I am and I hold on to things so tight. I do get attached to things but with reasonings. I stored my treasures in a materialistic item that brought temporarily joy if I wasn't watching a Vous Church sermon or blasting Tauren Wells. I learned over these few months to store the everlasting treasures of God's promises close to my heart and working towards Godly goals as Jesus told the crowd at the stockpile. I have the amazing opportunity to have a platform to share fun uplifting posts but also to glorify the LORD and share my personal evangelism. So, I am working on finding the beauty in the times where I feel like everything is wiped away or ruined.

But, this time allowed to be thankful for those memories, thankful that I have a job that provides dental insurance for my procedure, thankful for a boyfriend who took care of me, and thankful for the time off I received to recover. Now fast forward to November, after months of saving after car troubles, personal finances I was able to start over with a brand new MacBook. This is a new journey. For me, CIWYW, and it's just in time for the new year. So let's buckle up for an amazing next few weeks of Instagram lives, posts, travel recaps, I mean hey we have 4 months of catching up to do!

Now, tell me something good in the comments! As a reminder, it's good to be back CIWYW Cuties!