Turn your face to the sun, and the shadows fall behind you

winters in Southeast Idaho are usually miserable. they are cold, windy, dark, and full of snow. sure there are the holidays that help you get through the beginning of the long months ahead, but this year something was different. for 6 months i had been planning on spending this winter in Las Vegas, and sadly those plans fell apart. So when things started getting colder i was not looking forward to another SE Idaho winter, but for some reason i was blessed with one of the most mild winters ever! i knew my Father in Heaven was looking out for me when we didn't really get snow this year. sure it was cold, but nothing terrible.

its now the middle of march, and the sun is shining and i am a happy girl. i have been able to have some life changes that have allowed me more time to spend time in the beautiful sunshine and get a jump start on my chaco line! i have been outside working in the yard, reading on the deck, going for walks along the river and even braving a very muddy city creek trail! as i was going through some posts on pintrest tonight i found this saying that i had heard before, but until today i hadn't really had any meaning. "Turn your face to the sun, and the shadows fall behind you."

After all the things that happened last year, i had fallen into a small case of depression, i couldn't see anything in front of me because i was holding on so tight to those memories that were keeping me in the shadows. as i realized this it was like a shock to my system that i was letting the past control my present, and my future. there are still small moments where i find myself slipping back, but after today, i know that my future is bright and full of love and light. and by keeping my face towards the sun, that those dark shadows that have had a hold of me for so long are going to keep falling farther and farther behind me.