SIMPLY ELEVATE SUMMER 2015 Summer 2015 | Seite 80

CONTENTMENT – Do you have it? By Carola Meerkerk It was breastfeeding time again. ‘Should I read a book or watch a show on TV? I think I’ll watch one of my favorite home decorating shows. At least I’m learning something while I watch.’ What I didn’t know was that I was learning to be discontented with what I had and to yearn for what I didn’t have. I would tell my husband about all the colors and how it all looked horrible in the starting stages but gorgeous with the end result. Then I would tell him what we needed to do. The list was endless as I saw imperfections in all we had. 80 www.simplyelevate.com