In a world that can have many storms, finding those who radiate sunshine can be difficult. As I sit here writing today, I prepare for an actual storm… the clouds are out, the rain is coming down, the news is on to alert us of tornadoes or hail. Some days can feel like there are spin of sister tornadoes constantly destroying our hour by hour. It can be hard not to dwell on the bad and embrace the good.

On these days where the bad feels like it is overcoming my world or I see it overcoming others world, I find a way to make somebody else smile. “The happiest people I know are those who lose themselves in the service of others.” -Gordon B. Hinckley Being able to give somebody a smile can go a long way on a stormy day.

The picture above was a picture I took from my brother’s surprise 30th birthday. Seeing him smile, laugh, relax, blow out candles and tell old stories for hours was a picture of happy my heart captured. Our worlds aren’t perfect, but it’s what you make of it, whether you are the sunshine for you or for others. Thomas S. Monson said “of this be sure: you do not find the happy life… you make it.” How are you making a happy life?? “Stay close to the people who make you feel like sunshine.” -Anonymous

“Happy are the people whose God is the LORD.” -Psalm 144:15