Happiness!

I really feel like life is going well at the moment. I love my job and feel challenged and stimulated by it. Chloe is at a fun age and is growing into a beautiful, lively, smiley and strong-willed (!) little girl. I love to see her dancing, being 'mum' to her dolly, shouting 'DADDY!' everytime someone comes to the door and interacting with everyone and everything around her (at this moment she is currently wrapping herself up in my scarf!). Being a mum is such a rewarding job. I suppose if it wasn't then no-one would bother, as it's such hard work too. I feel like God is blessing us so much and I'm doing that awful thing where you wonder what is going to come along to spoil it!

'no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless.' Psalm 84:11
I love this verse because it reminds me that there is no limit on God's blessings. He doesn't give you a certain amount and then deliver you with some bad news to even things up. I need to trust my Father that he is a parent like me (and much better!) who wants his children to flourish and be blessed. I also know that it is a fact of this life that there will be challenges and hard times but I don't need to feel any less happy because God is with me in it all and he should be my everything and my security.
Another Psalm helps remind me of this - 'I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing.” Psalm 16:2

Whilst I love my house, my job, our finances working out, my beautiful daughter and my wonderful husband, I know my life should be founded on God. Everything else could pass away but his steadfast love remains. Hallelujah!