Focus on the Good

I spent the day with two of my grandchildren today. They helped take my mind off the horrors of what happened in Paris.

The artist: Frenchman Jean Jullien created the graphic as a reaction to hearing about the attacks
The artist: Frenchman Jean Jullien created the graphic as a reaction to hearing about the attacks

As if the attacks in Paris weren’t bad enough, just down the road from us, in a neighboring community, a little 7 year old girl went missing at a football game. They found her in a creek and the autopsy revealed she had been murdered.

My heart breaks for her family. Her name was Gabriella and she was just 7 years old.
My heart breaks for her family. Her name was Gabriella and she was just 7 years old.

How Do we Focus on the Good?

It’s hard when every news source we see is telling us one more awful thing about the world in which we live. But if we don’t focus on the good then precious moments like the ones I spent with my grandchildren today get buried beneath the dirt and slime we get hit with when we focus on the evil. We have to wash the nasty stuff out of our minds to allow room for smiles, laughter and childish giggles. Those are the things we want to remember at the end of the day and the ones we want to hold fast in our hearts.

He loves books. So what if he reads them upside down!
He loves books. So what if he reads them upside down!

 

She asked for 5 donuts but her dad only gave her 4. FYI-She ate 2!
She asked for 5 donuts but her dad only gave her 4. FYI-She ate 2!

All the sweetness in those last two pictures (including the sugar in the donuts) should last you awhile!

This is a blog hop! Would love for you to link up and share some happy pictures! I’ve had my fill of sad ones this week. How about you? Tell me something good!



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25 Comments

  1. Oh no 🙁 so many sad things happening in the world …

    Focusing on the good is hard at times like this but you have to…

    I want one of those doughnuts, yummy..

  2. I agree we need to try to focus more on the good. I had trouble getting to sleep last night because all I could think about was everything that is going on in our world. Thanks for linking up. Have a great day!

  3. Well said Teresa. I agree – focus on the good, the positive. Great photos of your grand kids. 😉

  4. I try and focus on what is good, and surely aware of the what is going on, but for me personally, I can only pray for peace and harmony and choose to focus my energies on my family. Im so sorry to hear of about the beautiful little girl in your neighborhood.

    Hope you have a good week!

  5. Thank you for the smiles at the end of your article.
    I can barely read the news because the focus is usually on the bad.
    Even the headlines are horrid.
    I choose to focus on what’s good and positive as much as possible.

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