I just picked my first garden tomato of the season and ate it with some cottage cheese. I love to eat tomatoes on my scrambled eggs, cheese toast, tacos, sandwiches, cottage cheese, salads and pizza. I plan on basically eating tomatoes every day from now until October. And I am excited to can spaghetti sauce for my 3rd year in a row. In short, happiness is garden tomatoes.
15 years ago I never would have thought a simple tomato would be happiness. I am pretty sure I thought happiness had to do with lots of money, good looks, amazing talent, or a hot guy. But now I know, happiness is about much smaller things.
To me, at this time of my life, Happiness Is…
Knowing what’s for dinner before 5:00pm
Chad/Dad walking through the front door
Nap time
Having fresh vegetables in the crisper
9:00pm
Leaving for vacation with the house clean, the floors vacuumed, and trash emptied
Snuggles and kisses and hugs
Reading together
A hot bath
The perfect paint color
Working with my hubby in the yard
A good TV show
The last load of laundry
It is interesting to me how (besides family and friends) happiness changes over the years as our place in life changes. And happiness is different for everyone.
What Is your Happiness?
![I spoke in church today and said the Atonement of Jesus Christ is the greatest act of Charity. I read Moroni 7:45-47 to make my point. But wherever there was the word ‘Charity’ I substituted it out for ‘the Atonement of Jesus Christ.’ See if these scripture verses now have new meaning for you:
“And the Atonement of Jesus Christ suffererth long, and is kind, and envieth not, and is not puffed up, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil, and rejoiceth in the truth,
[The Atonement of Jesus Christ] beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, if ye have not the Atonement of Jesus Christ, ye are nothing, for the Atonement of Jesus Christ never faileth. Wherefore, cleave unto the Atonement of Jesus Christ, which is the greatest of all, for all things must fail-
But the Atonement of Jesus Christ is the pure love of Christ, and it endureth forever; and whoso is found possessed of it at the last day, it shall be well with him.”
So Easter really reminds us of love. The first and greatest commandment.](https://www.raisinglemons.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png)
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