Meli's world

The other day as I was getting out of the car with the kids and we were unloading groceries, Emmanuel started to sing in his little made up Jamaican accent...."don't you worry about a thing, cause every little is going to be alright". As Emeli stumbled out the car after him singing along, I couldn't help but smile. And be thankful. Because time after time, every little thing has been alright. It didn't matter that I had a tight budget, and had to cut coupons to get the groceries. The joy was knowing that we can provide for our kids, thanks to our God who always provides for us. There is so much for me to learn about contentment. Believe me , I'm still learning. But the amazing thing is that for so long I thought all I wanted was to be happy. To have this beautiful life full of prosperity, and pleasure and free of suffering. The pursuit of happiness.... The one many of us embark us. Happiness comes from your circumstances. You can be happy when your accou...

As I sit down to write this, I keep thinking of the AT&T commercial made popular by the cute kids yelling we want more! More is better. More money, more house, more car, more friendships, more clothes, more shoes, more fun.... sure that sounds harmless enough. But while we are hoping, waiting for more, could we be missing out on enjoying the "Less" we have? Could what we have even be "Less" at all? Growing up to my two parents who came from Colombia to this country looking for "More", they were very careful in letting us know that although we should do all we could do to pursue a better lifestyle, we should be thankful and appreciative of what we have in the present moment. As we raise our kids, this is something we try to instill in them. MORE stuff will not always mean MORE LIFE, or MORE JOY, or MORE PEACE. The music and movies and even celebrities.... that have saturated our everyday TV, magazines and headlines are living the lifestyles of t...