happiness is ... my response to muse #4

I am happy right now. Yes, right now I am very happy.

I just made roast chicken for the first time. Cooking something new always makes me happy. I love following recipes and trying really hard to make it look just like the picture. Although we haven't eaten the chicken yet, it looks exactly like the picture!

My house is clean; okay, it is almost clean. I love feeling like everything in my space is in order. I think this is how God created us - to have order and sanity around us. It tells me something about Him as the Creator. I think we were made to live in order and peace.

The thing that makes me the happiest is that Mike and I are having dinner with two friends in a little while. People make me the happiest. I love great conversations with people, whether they are about theology and culture with adults or about music, sports, and shopping with you guys.

That's the last thing. You guys all make me happy. Friday was a really happy day for me. I saw you learning and thinking, asking questions, making comments, laughing, and making me laugh - really hard. Thanks.