I'm me again the slump is gone~

Can you see the pure joy of simplicity in this! My beautiful girls picking flowers made by our Creator for mom! Little red noses and static hair lets you in on the fact that yesterday was a cold day. The flowers also tell you that yes we have had some sunny days. Yay, today was sunny. That's how it goes around here during this season. Cold then nice, cold then nice. We take the nice days when we can and make the best of them. Absorbing as much of that sunlight as possible~ Some of you may remember we were feeling terrible last week due to illness. Now that I'm better, mind and all I can talk about this. I have been in a slump. I really hate to even say that because I am so blessed. I cant help but feel as if a slump should not happen to me. But it did. I have not been feeling like me. What you see on here is what you get. I usually am an appreciative person that finds so much joy in simplicity. I want to shout it out so others can enjoy this gift as well. Simplicity, find it!!! Find it so you can see and enjoy your gifts from the Lord! Many of our lives today are cram packed with materialism. You cant possibly see your true gifts of life. I also would say that the normal me is itching for creativity. What can I get my hands on next? I want to create! Well this me was not here. The slump me was here in full swing. I didn't have any desire to create. I was tired. I was feeling ungrateful and completely cluttered in our home. I was thinking negatively about our neighborhood. I would pray but felt the struggle to feel completely connected. Later talking to my mother about how much better I was feeling. She shamed me for not telling her the extent of my slump sooner. So did another dear friend of mine. See I'm blessed so why would I go into a slump. I have people that love me! Well I guess I didn't say anything sooner because I have a "Whats it going to take to make it work" personality. Even in times of a slump, I know in my heart that I am blessed. I just have to find my way back to feeling it again. I have to work through the guilt of not feeling it at that moment. Owning this personality I tell myself something has got to give. Slump days are wasted days, and why waste your days? Spend your life in joy! Looking back now I really think being as sick as I was for 9 long days it truly pulled me down to this slump I write of. I was sick of being sick. I wanted to clean my house but had no energy. Fun creative mom was a sit beside me on the couch and read for your home school lesson mom. After school climb the walls and fend for yourself. No not completely. But I do remember feeling as if it took most of all I had to just to change Sweet peas diaper. I even allowed some diaper free time from her. It was especially hard to get up and cook something. My poor kids must have been thinking what happened to our mom? Will she ever be the same??? I lost 3 readers that week. I cant blame them, my post if any were just a photo out of a magazine for inspiration. That was all I had. Finally I went to the Dr and got a shot of antibiotic and steroid in the bum. With results that my cold had turned into pneumonia. Let me tell you the shot in the bum works!!! I began to feel better the next day. There it was the light at the end of the illness tunnel. As soon as my energy started building back I cleaned and cleaned our house. I pulled every item out of the kids rooms into the living area. I then asked each child to pull out 5 t-shirts, 3 pants, 2 church outfits and so on. The rest of what was left in the living area went into bags for donations. After that I was hooked. I ended up doing this to the whole house. It feels great! I cant stop tossing it all out. My mother said she may come over one day and all that's left is a chair. I assure you mom we had accumulated enough stuff for 3 homes. So yes there will be more then just a chair. How about a chair and a bed. Just kidding! Oh yes and as I told you before lots and lots of painting going on here. All in all, I'm me again and it feels great! The slump is long gone. My prayer time feels even better then it did before. I love this tiny home and I love this tiny payment. What a blessing. I love that I'm home with my children and married to the most amazing guy for me. I love that it was sunny today and had the best time cleaning out my mommy van. I love the sweet wild flowers picked from my little ones. I displayed in a vase on my dresser to remind me of my blessings. Yes I am loving it all once again. Thank you thank you thank you Lord. How great it feels to be me again. What a way to help you appreciate your everyday. How about you? Do you ever get into a slump?