Moving right along with the 30 Things My Kids Should Know About Me challenge, here are the….

5 Things That Make Me Most Happy Right Now

1. My Family

Well, most of the time.  There are those moments when the kids are fighting with each other again.  That doesn’t make me very happy.  (I still love them, of course, but it doesn’t make me happy.)  But when everyone is getting along…I have some real sweethearts.  All of them, from hubby on down to the baby.

2. Creating/Producing

I’m goal-oriented by nature.  That means I like results.  Creating something new makes me very happy.

3. Enjoying Food & Still Feeling Good

For some people, this might be a small thing.  But food and I have not gotten along lately.  That means that if I can eat something that’s really good — and still feel good for the rest of the day — it’s a definite win.

4. Stimulating Discussion

I actually really enjoy debate.  Or deep philosophical discussions.  Or digging into the meaning of a passage of Scripture.  I don’t get this very often because most of the people around me strongly dislike passionate discussion, but it makes me happy when I do.

5. Color!  And Sunshine!  And Music!

Okay, this is kind of a cheat, I guess, because that’s three things.  But these are things that make me happy in a different way that the other things here.  These are things that make me feel happy, rather than making me happy because they’re very meaningful.  I love color.  Especially rich, bright color like this.  And lots of light — especially if it’s sunlight.  And music.  (Well, as long as it’s good.  But I have pretty varied tastes, so there’s a lot I consider “good.”)