Share Four Somethings-April 2022

Welcome back to share four somethings, a monthly link-up hosted by Heather Gerwing (thank you Heather!) where you literally share four somethings on the fourth Saturday of the month. The categories are Something Loved, Something Gleaned, Something Braved, and Something Achieved (new topics for a new year!). Even if you do not participate in the link-up, I would love to hear your four somethings from the last month. 

Something Loved

There are so many things I have loved from the past month. Of course, they all have to do with my family as well. We took a road trip to WV to see my son's favorite comedian Tim Hawkins perform and my daughter and her friend joined us 😀 I wrote a post on it so I won't go into more details here. My daughter also came home for Easter weekend. We went to my husband's parents house at the lake and hung out with them, playing games and just relaxing. Easter Sunday we went to church and spent the rest of the day relaxing. It was so nice having family time. With my daughter in college I really cherish the moments we can all be together, knowing change is on the horizon.

 Something Gleaned

This month I read Seen: Healing Despair and Anxiety in Kids and Teens Through the Power of Connection. I had noticed that my teens and others that I am in contact with seemed to be dealing with a lot of anxiety and depression. I was looking for something that would inform me and hopefully help me to help them. I found it in this small gem of a book. Plus, it is not my imagination that our kids are struggling more as this statistic from the book shows:

"In recent years, our world has seen a pandemic of depression, anxiety, and despair in kids and teenagers. In fact, the age group that has seen the highest increase in suicide rates is in kids 10 to 14 years old."

 Something Braved or Saved

I did do something brave this month...I applied to be a receptionist at Proverbs 31 Ministries. I have not heard anything back and I may not, but I took another step toward getting a job. I love Proverbs 31 Ministries and it would be wonderful to work with so many wonderful Christian ladies.

We are a gaming family. We love card games, board games, and video games. We are always looking to add to our collection. I was at Harris Teeter and I saw these card games (Battleship and Connect Four) and almost bought them. I had never seen them before but thought they might be fun. I snapped a picture instead to see if I could find them cheaper somewhere else...and maybe see if we really needed them 😂 So, this is something I have saved on my phone.

Something Achieved

This might seem silly but it was an achievement. My daughter got me a Friend's puzzle for Christmas. I started it in January and finished it last week. It was one of the most difficult puzzles I have ever done. It was hard to tell what was edge pieces as so many had straight edges. Plus there were special pieces shaped like a couch, a guitar, an arrow, etc., which added to the difficulty.

So, what about you? What is something that you have loved in this month? Something you have gleaned? Something achieved and something brave? I would love to hear from you!

"To our God and Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen." Philippians 4:20

"Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows." James 1:17

To see what other bloggers are sharing this month head over to Heather's blog by clicking on the icon below.