When life gives you lemons...

...how do you remember to make lemonade?

1. when life gives you lemons, make the best lemonade ever, 2. Meyer lemon, 3. Lemons and Limes, 4. lemon on pink

This has been a post that I have been pondering for the last couple of months - but one I stop thinking about pretty quickly, because of the negativity that is attached to it. I try to keep this space up beat - real, but positive...somewhere that I come to at the end of the day and reflect on all the good things which touched us and this does not yet fit into that category, not just yet anyway.

Just over three months ago we found out that a sweet friend has lukiemia - she is also carrying her forth child. She is an amazing lady who I connected with when we first met - I think the fact that we are both foreigners living in America helped that initial bond! Her life is one of service - both to her family and to the Lord and I think I, like many others are still struggling to get my head around the *whys?* of this situation (that i perhaps will never understand anyway)

My friend is an amazing character - strong, yet feminine and with a servants heart. She continues to give all that she has in both spirit and energy to all of those that cross her path. Her positivity and warmth touch even the most hardened heart and she is an inspiration, a very real inspiration.

I think we all need a reminder sometimes, of the unimportant (and often material) things that we place so much importance on. The things which gets us down that we know, deep in our hearts, should not have that hold over us. There is a lot to be said for simplifying and enjoying the moments in time which are ours to enjoy right now - instead of searching for the next moment - the new job, the pay rise, the next accomplishment we can tick off our mental list - just living, enjoying and being thankful for the moments of now.

Today, I am taking my sweet friends lead - and the kiddies and I are going to enjoy time with good friends...as the reality of Maddy starting school in just a few weeks, has shown me even more that I need to seize these last few moments of having both my babes at home with me.