July 10, 2018
Rejoice Over Little Things
Sometimes, in the middle of junk life throws at us, we need to choose to be excited over “little” things!
Like this month. I was going through bills (yes, “adulting” is fun, guys, it’s full of never-ending bills) and as I checked my bank statement I yelped, “Yippee!”
Christina looks up from my computer screen, buried in something: CAP emails, college emails, or some online chat with a friend. “What happened?”
My first thought was “how silly am I to rejoice over that?” and my logical brain said “seriously? You are excited over $6.47 when you just got another hospital bill for almost $15,000?”
But I chose to rejoice.
“Someone bought three books from Barnes & Noble and I got paid $6.47!” I told the girls.
“Wow,” Becky nodded, “that’s way more than Amazon.”
Yes, she was right – Amazon sells my ebooks for the same user price, but I usually make $0.01 per book or less. This month’s Amazon deposit was three cents. This Barnes & Noble deposit was for three ebooks – I was thrilled. The books were: Two of the Five Alive: Stories of the Funny Sisters ebooks, Becky’s Crazy Day and Gale at the Ghost Town and my toddler illustrated ebook, The Skating Pony.
“Mom,” Christina shook her head, she is getting good at practical stuff. “That’s not a lot, is it?”
“It’s $6.47 more than we had,” I laughed. AND, it’s three more books sold. That tiny deposit holds the record for the largest gross payout from any sale yet! (Even my $20 retail softcover novels at the book sales gross less than $2.40 – if we cover venue costs.)
Thank you, Jesus! And I remember this as I go back to bill stuff – “despise not the day of small beginnings.” (Of course, my logical brain reminds me, “that was seven years ago and three cents from Amazon!”)
Is it silly to rejoice over less than $7 when you are buried in medical bills? Nope. It’s part of life. Rejoice in the good, always! (It seriously helps you not think so hard on the bad.) You may not be able to choose your circumstances, but you can choose your attitude! I choose to rejoice – even in the little things!
Thanks for reading!
Type at you later…
~Nancy Tart
