Things I'm loving right now . . .

Enduring It Well

One of my favorite parts of the day is after the kids get off to school, when I tackle the kitchen, straighten up, and start the laundry (on Mondays and Thursdays).  I love listening to uplifting, inspiring, and interesting stories while I work.  One of the series I listen to is called, "Enduring it Well," and it includes interviews with people who have survived and thrived in the midst of various hardships.  Some are on-going and challenging, such as handicaps or blindness.  Others come on suddenly, such as death or natural disasters. 

A few I've loved recently and highly recommend:

• Haiti Earthquake Endured.  This story would make a great action movie -- a man goes to Haiti right after the earthquake to bring relief supplies to the orphanage where the daughter he and his wife have been trying to adopt lives.  Last-minute miracles, a near mugging, an airlift, and the rescue of dozens of babies are just part of this amazing story.  
• In a Whirlwind.  The story of a couple who survive the Joplin, Missouri tornado, how they re-united with their daughters who also survived, and the challenges afterwards.
• There's also great insights into how to handle and understand challenges like Depression, Heartbreak and Divorce, Raising a Child with Autism, Keeping Hope After a Kidnapping (Elizabeth Smart's parents), Alzheimer Disease, as well as advice on Living a Balanced Life.

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 If you've ever used Dropbox, you, like me, have probably been annoyed by how often you reach their measly storage limit.  I use Dropbox mainly to easily and automatically transfer the pictures and videos from my phone to my computer.  Good news is, I can do that just as easily with Copy.com AND I get 15 Gigs to start with.  With that much storage space, I now use Copy.com to easily transfer photo files to clients and share documents and other files with my husband.  It's awesome!

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Christmas Mood Lifters

Thanks to Andrya, I was clued into this beautiful song, which finally has lyrics to match the Hallelujah.

Here it is with a music video:


And with just the lyrics:


I also loved this video:


And if that isn't enough to get you in the spirit of Christmas, how about this beautiful song?


Merry Christmas!