Remember last week's post?
I am utterly amazed at God's goodness and His perfection. I wrote that post in the early afternoon last Wednesday. Shortly after, I checked craigslist just to see what was out there, and I saw that there was an acreage for sale by owner.
We called the homeowner at 4:00 that afternoon and went to see it at about 5:30. The moment we walked in the door, everything became clear - this was without a doubt where God has had us all along. Not only is the house everything we need, but God has provided us with many of our "wants" as well. All new appliances, a master bathroom, a heated garage, 2 acres in a very ideal location . . . and the list goes on.
We signed an agreement on Friday, and are currently in the process of buying this house. What's also neat is that the homeowners were unexpectedly called by their church to move to New Mexico and are en route even as I write, so having the house sold was a huge blessing to them. We actually felt as though if they were to stick around the area, we might have become friends.
I'm sure there will be many pictures and further explanation to follow as we begin moving and settling in to this beautiful home. For now, I just wanted to update everyone on the perfect timing of God and His provision while we were waiting!
Throughout this whole process of moving, we have clung to Proverbs 16:9 - "The mind of man plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps." How thankful we are!
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
While We're Waiting
Do you ever ask God what He's doing? Or why He's doing it?
What a roller coaster we have been on lately, all while wondering, "God, what are you doing??" As most of you probably know, we felt God's leading of our family away from our home of 5 years and back to David's hometown in late September last year. And boy, has it been a roller coaster of emotions and experiences ever since!
We moved over here December 30 - Rachel's 2-week birthday - and have been living with David's parents ever since. We've been keeping our eyes open for places to live all along; since our ultimate goal is to move to a family farm, we've also been hoping to rent for cheap or to find a home that we could purchase for very little so we could continue to build a savings.
Last weekend, we made the big decision to go ahead and buy a home, so we contacted or agent and she showed us several places in our price range. To make a long story short, by Saturday noon we had found a home in town that we loved . . . and we found a rental house in the country that would be well under our budget.
For the past several days, it has really seemed like all signs were pointing toward us getting the rental. We started preparing for that particular house, and making plans to paint and move within the next month. We kind of convinced ourselves that we shouldn't buy the house in town, and that God has had this rental for us all along. The timing and events were just too perfectly aligned.
Today David got a shocking phone call. The rental has gone to someone else.
So, God, what are you up to? We're just not sure.
I am reminded of a song by John Waller -
While I'm Waiting
But instead, we see this as a reminder (and we had forgotten) that God is truly working in His timing. He will provide how and when He sees fit, just as He always has.
Until then, we will wait, and pray, and just keep running the race!
What a roller coaster we have been on lately, all while wondering, "God, what are you doing??" As most of you probably know, we felt God's leading of our family away from our home of 5 years and back to David's hometown in late September last year. And boy, has it been a roller coaster of emotions and experiences ever since!
We moved over here December 30 - Rachel's 2-week birthday - and have been living with David's parents ever since. We've been keeping our eyes open for places to live all along; since our ultimate goal is to move to a family farm, we've also been hoping to rent for cheap or to find a home that we could purchase for very little so we could continue to build a savings.
Last weekend, we made the big decision to go ahead and buy a home, so we contacted or agent and she showed us several places in our price range. To make a long story short, by Saturday noon we had found a home in town that we loved . . . and we found a rental house in the country that would be well under our budget.
For the past several days, it has really seemed like all signs were pointing toward us getting the rental. We started preparing for that particular house, and making plans to paint and move within the next month. We kind of convinced ourselves that we shouldn't buy the house in town, and that God has had this rental for us all along. The timing and events were just too perfectly aligned.
Today David got a shocking phone call. The rental has gone to someone else.
So, God, what are you up to? We're just not sure.
I am reminded of a song by John Waller -
While I'm Waiting
I'm waiting, I'm waiting on you, Lord,
And I am hopeful, I'm waiting on you, Lord
Though it is painful, but patiently, I will wait.
I will move ahead bold and confident
I'll be taking every step in obedience
While I'm waiting, I will serve you
While I'm waiting, I will worship
While I'm waiting, I will not faint
I'll be running the race even while I wait
I'm waiting, I'm waiting on you, Lord
And I am peaceful, I'm waiting on you, Lord
Though it's not easy, but faithfully, I will wait
I will serve you while I'm waiting,
I will worship while I'm waiting on you, LordIt is easy to feel discouraged, like we had built ourselves up for nothing. My tendency is to sit and stew about why my own plans didn't work out, and worry about whether we'll ever have our own house again.
But instead, we see this as a reminder (and we had forgotten) that God is truly working in His timing. He will provide how and when He sees fit, just as He always has.
Until then, we will wait, and pray, and just keep running the race!
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
My (unwanted) Self Appointed Award
I'm (finally) back! We got a new computer so I can finally use all my fingers to type - it's a lot easier than trying to write anything from the Kindle Fire.
I'm super excited to start blogging again, but for now, I just have an announcement.
I've officially earned the not-so-prestigious award of Bad Mom of the Month.
I totally wasn't thinking while preparing lunch today. I know Samuel's peanut allergy means we have to be wary of all nuts, because he's susceptible to developing allergies to them as well.
But I still decided to serve pesto.
Even when Samuel told me his tongue was hurting, I made him eat his lunch, and after that when he said his tummy hurt, I thought he might have had a slight reaction to the pine nuts. But that was it.
Three hours later, after dragging him to the store and back (we left early because I thought he was going to throw up from an upset stomach), I finally put my thinking cap back on and checked under his clothes.
I should have caught on much sooner. But I didn't.
He was covered from his feet all the way up to his neck and behind his ears in hives. Poor, sweet boy.
Bad Mom of the Month it is.
I'm bribing him with ice cream and tv during naptime and really hoping the Benadryl kicks in soon so the hives go away. I'm so thankful that this time his asthmatic symptoms didn't follow his itchies!
I'm super excited to start blogging again, but for now, I just have an announcement.
I've officially earned the not-so-prestigious award of Bad Mom of the Month.
I totally wasn't thinking while preparing lunch today. I know Samuel's peanut allergy means we have to be wary of all nuts, because he's susceptible to developing allergies to them as well.
But I still decided to serve pesto.
Even when Samuel told me his tongue was hurting, I made him eat his lunch, and after that when he said his tummy hurt, I thought he might have had a slight reaction to the pine nuts. But that was it.
Three hours later, after dragging him to the store and back (we left early because I thought he was going to throw up from an upset stomach), I finally put my thinking cap back on and checked under his clothes.
I should have caught on much sooner. But I didn't.
He was covered from his feet all the way up to his neck and behind his ears in hives. Poor, sweet boy.
Bad Mom of the Month it is.
I'm bribing him with ice cream and tv during naptime and really hoping the Benadryl kicks in soon so the hives go away. I'm so thankful that this time his asthmatic symptoms didn't follow his itchies!
Thursday, December 6, 2012
A Crafty Post
A few days ago I entered that final two weeks of pregnancy that always keeps me guessing which pain is an indication that the "big event" will happen. I have to say, some days I feel like this baby will arrive any second and other days are filled with panic that I'm not ready.
We've been spending lots of our time lately packing, getting all our Christmas shopping done, and preparing to move. Some days I haven't honestly had much time even to think about going into labor!
But I'm feeling really ready today.
Here's a picture of my sister-in-law and myself that was taken on Thanksgiving Day. "Best" arrived about 12 hours after the picture . . . now we're waiting on "Friends".
I admit, I've been watching my fair share of Christmas movies to pass some of the time before Baby arrives, but I wanted to share something else that kept me busy for a few days.
Here is a very rare craft - Julia's Christmas present!
I started with this "blah" set of Rubbermaid drawers that have been bouncing around our house for way too long. I believe they're about $20 or so new from the store. Then I went to Hobby Lobby and found three coordinating patterns of fabric that also happen to coordinate with a striped fabric I had already purchased for another Julia project. (that one has yet to be done)
I had an almost-full bottle of Mod Podge as well as brushes, so that didn't cost anything either. The only other supplies I needed were scissors, a tape measure, a straight edge ruler, and a pencil.
I continued this for all three drawers, and finally for the top.
All I had to do then was let it dry, which took about 24 hours. I'm pretty excited about these. I hope Julia is, too! Maybe this winter I'll get around to another craft???
Monday, November 19, 2012
Am I Really Thankful?
This morning I woke up before the kids, which hasn't happened for me in over a week (and I do much better when I don't wake up to them yelling for me to come get them up!). I was so glad to have time to drink coffee and do my Bible study for a few minutes. Along with my Bible study, most days I also try to list 5 things for which I'm thankful.
But today when I sat down, I literally thought to myself, "I just don't feel thankful today." I don't know why. I just didn't. But then I took a look around at my cute little home, with my husband curled up in his blanket with his Bible, and picked up my coffee. What is there that I don't have to be thankful for?
It's the week of Thanksgiving, for heaven's sake! I asked God to make me thankful. And He did. So in the tradition of many of my facebook friends who are listing one thing each day, here is my list of 30 things all in one day!
I AM THANKFUL:
1. For the incredible, perfect timing of God in each moment of every day - because it's certainly not what I would plan but it always works out for the best.
2. That we sold our house before the baby comes, so I don't have to worry about keeping it clean afterward.
3. That after we're moved out of our house, I get to take a "break" by living between my in-laws' and my parents' for a while, rather than having to worry about setting up a new house while getting used to the baby.
4. For my husband, who is sweet and sensitive, yet very much a man. He loves me, he loves our children, and he is daily growing to be more like Christ as he leads our home.
5. For my beautiful children, who teach me more than I ever thought each day. They are completely opposite of each other, yet equally lovable.
6. For my third child, who should be here in less than a month (I HOPE!!). She is healthy and strong, and reminds me of that at least every few minutes. (kick . . . turn . . . hiccup . . . kick)
7. That God brought us to Williamsburg when He did so that we could learn and grow as a family and as Christians for the past 5 years.
8. For the two Bible studies I've been in - Ladies Bible study each Wednesday and Young Marrieds Bible study every third weekend. What an encouragement each has been to me!
9. Plain and simple . . . for coffee of all sorts, at any time of the day but especially in the mornings.
10. That this is the week of Thanksgiving, which means 4 days with David home, a wonderful feast with the Larsons on Thursday, Christmas decorating at home on Friday, and goodie making day on Saturday!
11. To have my 3-year-old sitting in the office with me "reading" silently because his sister is still asleep. So precious.
12. That my #1 craving during pregnancy has been ice and not ice cream!
13. That so far, we have had gorgeous weather this fall. What a beautiful season to enjoy with my family!
14. For my two best friends from college, Sarah and Heidi, who are always there for me.
15. For my washing machine - a gift from dear friends at church that makes it much more enjoyable to do laundry during the week.
16. For God's Word and the promises He gives in it.
17. That I live in a modern day where we have electricity, running water, etc. because I'm kind of wimpy and doubt that I'd survive well without lights or a bathroom inside.
18. That David is the "nerd" of the family and is willing to crunch numbers each month so we actually have a budget.
19. For my church family, who just keeps blessing us even though they know we will not be here much longer. No one has said "good riddance" or anything; they keep on loving us!
20. That no matter what happens - who is president, where I am physically, what may be going on in the world - I can trust that nothing happens outside of God's knowledge. He has a perfect ultimate plan for each of us and He definitely wins in the end!
21. That both of my kids are at an age where they say really, really funny things. I'll be even more thankful when I remember to write them down!
22. That after I have the baby I get to be in the hospital for a couple of days. I know some people don't like it but, really? I quite enjoy sitting in that hospital bed where they bring me food and take the baby when I'm tired.
23. For meat. Yup, I said meat. Some friends gave us a bunch of burgers, roasts, and chickens, and I am very thankful for each bite.
24. For pens and notebooks. I am that crazy one that loves to write anything and everything, and make tons of lists. I'm glad to have something that makes it happen.
25. That no matter what my physical blessings - and I've listed many - my spiritual blessings are far more and far greater.
26. For evenings spent lately with David, a cup of hot tea, and great conversation.
27. For my crockpot and my bread machine. They certainly make life a lot easier!
28. For our SUV that God arranged for us to buy with cash. It has been a huge blessing in our lives to be able to give rides, haul some things, etc. We always wanted one but never thought we'd be able to afford one!
29. For personal ministry meetings we've been able to have with our pastor.
30. As I finish my list, I'll end with the most important. I am so thankful that God sent His Son Jesus to be born as a man, to live as a human, and to give the ultimate sacrifice so that we might each be saved from our sins. I am thankful that this sacrifice was a gift I only needed to accept, and that Jesus is alive today! I sure can't wait to see Him face to face someday!
But today when I sat down, I literally thought to myself, "I just don't feel thankful today." I don't know why. I just didn't. But then I took a look around at my cute little home, with my husband curled up in his blanket with his Bible, and picked up my coffee. What is there that I don't have to be thankful for?
It's the week of Thanksgiving, for heaven's sake! I asked God to make me thankful. And He did. So in the tradition of many of my facebook friends who are listing one thing each day, here is my list of 30 things all in one day!
I AM THANKFUL:
1. For the incredible, perfect timing of God in each moment of every day - because it's certainly not what I would plan but it always works out for the best.
2. That we sold our house before the baby comes, so I don't have to worry about keeping it clean afterward.
3. That after we're moved out of our house, I get to take a "break" by living between my in-laws' and my parents' for a while, rather than having to worry about setting up a new house while getting used to the baby.
4. For my husband, who is sweet and sensitive, yet very much a man. He loves me, he loves our children, and he is daily growing to be more like Christ as he leads our home.
5. For my beautiful children, who teach me more than I ever thought each day. They are completely opposite of each other, yet equally lovable.
6. For my third child, who should be here in less than a month (I HOPE!!). She is healthy and strong, and reminds me of that at least every few minutes. (kick . . . turn . . . hiccup . . . kick)
7. That God brought us to Williamsburg when He did so that we could learn and grow as a family and as Christians for the past 5 years.
8. For the two Bible studies I've been in - Ladies Bible study each Wednesday and Young Marrieds Bible study every third weekend. What an encouragement each has been to me!
9. Plain and simple . . . for coffee of all sorts, at any time of the day but especially in the mornings.
10. That this is the week of Thanksgiving, which means 4 days with David home, a wonderful feast with the Larsons on Thursday, Christmas decorating at home on Friday, and goodie making day on Saturday!
11. To have my 3-year-old sitting in the office with me "reading" silently because his sister is still asleep. So precious.
12. That my #1 craving during pregnancy has been ice and not ice cream!
13. That so far, we have had gorgeous weather this fall. What a beautiful season to enjoy with my family!
14. For my two best friends from college, Sarah and Heidi, who are always there for me.
15. For my washing machine - a gift from dear friends at church that makes it much more enjoyable to do laundry during the week.
16. For God's Word and the promises He gives in it.
17. That I live in a modern day where we have electricity, running water, etc. because I'm kind of wimpy and doubt that I'd survive well without lights or a bathroom inside.
18. That David is the "nerd" of the family and is willing to crunch numbers each month so we actually have a budget.
19. For my church family, who just keeps blessing us even though they know we will not be here much longer. No one has said "good riddance" or anything; they keep on loving us!
20. That no matter what happens - who is president, where I am physically, what may be going on in the world - I can trust that nothing happens outside of God's knowledge. He has a perfect ultimate plan for each of us and He definitely wins in the end!
21. That both of my kids are at an age where they say really, really funny things. I'll be even more thankful when I remember to write them down!
22. That after I have the baby I get to be in the hospital for a couple of days. I know some people don't like it but, really? I quite enjoy sitting in that hospital bed where they bring me food and take the baby when I'm tired.
23. For meat. Yup, I said meat. Some friends gave us a bunch of burgers, roasts, and chickens, and I am very thankful for each bite.
24. For pens and notebooks. I am that crazy one that loves to write anything and everything, and make tons of lists. I'm glad to have something that makes it happen.
25. That no matter what my physical blessings - and I've listed many - my spiritual blessings are far more and far greater.
26. For evenings spent lately with David, a cup of hot tea, and great conversation.
27. For my crockpot and my bread machine. They certainly make life a lot easier!
28. For our SUV that God arranged for us to buy with cash. It has been a huge blessing in our lives to be able to give rides, haul some things, etc. We always wanted one but never thought we'd be able to afford one!
29. For personal ministry meetings we've been able to have with our pastor.
30. As I finish my list, I'll end with the most important. I am so thankful that God sent His Son Jesus to be born as a man, to live as a human, and to give the ultimate sacrifice so that we might each be saved from our sins. I am thankful that this sacrifice was a gift I only needed to accept, and that Jesus is alive today! I sure can't wait to see Him face to face someday!
Monday, November 5, 2012
Hello, facebook . . . with limits!
Well, I'm at the end of my official facebook sabbatical. I have to admit, I did log on about 4 times, for maybe 5 minutes each, during the month I took off. But in my defense . . . a few of my friends from college were having babies and I just had to check on them!!
To describe the break from facebook, I think I can sum it up in one word: "refreshing".
I knew that facebook had become an idol of sorts to me, but I really didn't have any idea of the extent until I stopped logging on altogether. I still can't believe the amount of time I was spending on the computer and on the Kindle Fire in contrast to the time with my children as well as doing other, more constructive, activities!
Here are a few of the things I got done in the past month that I truly believe wouldn't have happened if I'd spent my normal amount of time on facebook.
*I read books to the kids. And read, and read, and read. Literature has been such a huge part of my life, and I have so enjoyed sharing that with Samuel and Julia. I even set aside a half hour each day after laying Julia down to read more informative, "older" books to Samuel. He absolutely ate them up - all the knowledge, entertainment, imagination, and ideas in each book. It has also been absolutely precious time spent just sitting together on the couch with my quickly-growing 3-year-old that I never would have had because I was always itching to put him to bed and check on everyone else's kids via facebook.
*I spent more time in God's Word. Oh, sure, I did okay before. But once again, I'd rush through any quiet time with God that I may have had so that I could log on to facebook for as much time as possible. But this past month, I was able to truly spend and enjoy that time that I need reading my Bible, studying, and praying.
*The kids and I spent more time outside on walks, playing in the yard, and enjoying parks nearby.
*The house stayed cleaner. I didn't think it'd make a difference, but it certainly did! I wasn't rushing to get one thing done and doing it half-heartedly, but rather spent all the time I needed really cleaning.
*I read a whole bunch of books! As I mentioned earlier, literature has been a huge part of my life, but I just wasn't finding the time to read over the past several months. I think I read about 6 books during the past month, and it was great!
Those things alone made it worth it to take a break from facebook. And now that I'm back on, I've found that if I'm on for 15 minutes, I quickly log off and feel at least somewhat guilty, wondering all the things I may have rather done during those past minutes.
What is fun is being able to continue to see progress with friends as facebook is the primary means for keeping up with people in other towns. So these past few days (and I haven't been on every single day, just a couple), I've just quickly scrolled through the news feed and checked on a few friends specifically who I knew may have changes or may have posted pictures recently.
It is definitely refreshing not to feel so attached. I can see how that could easily become a habit once again, so we've moved our computer back upstairs to the office and out of our living room. I also put up the Kindle Fire and am considering sending it to work with David to prevent me from picking it up on a whim and getting "stuck".
I hope that anyone else who feels he or she might be spending too much time on facebook would consider taking a break. Even after a week, I felt so much less dependent - a month just solidified it for me!
A quick update on other events in our life:
David will be starting his new job working for his dad December 31st. We will be moving in with my in-laws for the time being until we put more of a dent in our student loans and find a place to live.
We are negotiating the sale of our home here, so if our praying friends would oblige, please pray that we could sell it for enough to pay off the mortgage and have a little extra!
The baby is due in 6 weeks. She has finally moved out of my ribs and is sitting much lower, so I am not experiencing so much pain from that at least!
We are continuing to trust God for each step and though it is bittersweet right now, thinking of leaving here after 5 years, we are very excited to see what He has for our family in the future!
To describe the break from facebook, I think I can sum it up in one word: "refreshing".
I knew that facebook had become an idol of sorts to me, but I really didn't have any idea of the extent until I stopped logging on altogether. I still can't believe the amount of time I was spending on the computer and on the Kindle Fire in contrast to the time with my children as well as doing other, more constructive, activities!
Here are a few of the things I got done in the past month that I truly believe wouldn't have happened if I'd spent my normal amount of time on facebook.
*I read books to the kids. And read, and read, and read. Literature has been such a huge part of my life, and I have so enjoyed sharing that with Samuel and Julia. I even set aside a half hour each day after laying Julia down to read more informative, "older" books to Samuel. He absolutely ate them up - all the knowledge, entertainment, imagination, and ideas in each book. It has also been absolutely precious time spent just sitting together on the couch with my quickly-growing 3-year-old that I never would have had because I was always itching to put him to bed and check on everyone else's kids via facebook.
*I spent more time in God's Word. Oh, sure, I did okay before. But once again, I'd rush through any quiet time with God that I may have had so that I could log on to facebook for as much time as possible. But this past month, I was able to truly spend and enjoy that time that I need reading my Bible, studying, and praying.
*The kids and I spent more time outside on walks, playing in the yard, and enjoying parks nearby.
*The house stayed cleaner. I didn't think it'd make a difference, but it certainly did! I wasn't rushing to get one thing done and doing it half-heartedly, but rather spent all the time I needed really cleaning.
*I read a whole bunch of books! As I mentioned earlier, literature has been a huge part of my life, but I just wasn't finding the time to read over the past several months. I think I read about 6 books during the past month, and it was great!
Those things alone made it worth it to take a break from facebook. And now that I'm back on, I've found that if I'm on for 15 minutes, I quickly log off and feel at least somewhat guilty, wondering all the things I may have rather done during those past minutes.
What is fun is being able to continue to see progress with friends as facebook is the primary means for keeping up with people in other towns. So these past few days (and I haven't been on every single day, just a couple), I've just quickly scrolled through the news feed and checked on a few friends specifically who I knew may have changes or may have posted pictures recently.
It is definitely refreshing not to feel so attached. I can see how that could easily become a habit once again, so we've moved our computer back upstairs to the office and out of our living room. I also put up the Kindle Fire and am considering sending it to work with David to prevent me from picking it up on a whim and getting "stuck".
I hope that anyone else who feels he or she might be spending too much time on facebook would consider taking a break. Even after a week, I felt so much less dependent - a month just solidified it for me!
A quick update on other events in our life:
David will be starting his new job working for his dad December 31st. We will be moving in with my in-laws for the time being until we put more of a dent in our student loans and find a place to live.
We are negotiating the sale of our home here, so if our praying friends would oblige, please pray that we could sell it for enough to pay off the mortgage and have a little extra!
The baby is due in 6 weeks. She has finally moved out of my ribs and is sitting much lower, so I am not experiencing so much pain from that at least!
We are continuing to trust God for each step and though it is bittersweet right now, thinking of leaving here after 5 years, we are very excited to see what He has for our family in the future!
Monday, October 15, 2012
Blessed :-)
I had a really rough start to the morning. I couldn't get out of bed. I woke up tired.
Tried to reschedule a dentist appointment and they told me they were going to charge me more than double what I paid to actually go to the appointment.
I had planned to get groceries and was ready to walk out the door when I found out the dentist rescheduling was not an option.
I called a friend to ask her to babysit and could barely get out the words because I was crying so hard.
And so it went.
I called David (crying once again, of course . . . that's how I roll these days). He told me exactly what I didn't want to hear: "It's not that big of a deal. God is good. You are blessed."
Are you kidding me?? I wanted to wallow in self-pity all day!
Then I prayed and asked God to help me see things in perspective.
I got a really good night of sleep last night. I only woke up tired because, well, it's Monday.
I was forced to go to the dentist instead of rescheduling all the time. I hadn't been there in three years. My teeth are sparkly again, and I don't have to worry about going again now for awhile.
It's okay that we didn't get groceries today. We're going to eat supper with friends tonight anyway, so I don't have to scrounge around to find something to feed my family.
My friend was gracious and told me she'd be over to babysit. She even came half an hour early so we got time to chat, and she gave me a couple of much-needed hugs. She told me it was okay that I called crying, and even thanked me for trusting her enough to cry to her. After she left, I realized, she'd folded my laundry.
What's more . . . since I didn't grocery shop today, my house is clean. My kitchen is shiny and the living room is vacuumed. The kids have clean sheets on their beds. I finally arranged the pumpkins on our front steps to display instead of keeping them in a heap inside. I had time to talk to my mom, to do my Bible study, and to visit with David - and the kids are still sleeping.
It is a beautiful fall day today. I am truly blessed.
Happy Monday, everyone!
Tried to reschedule a dentist appointment and they told me they were going to charge me more than double what I paid to actually go to the appointment.
I had planned to get groceries and was ready to walk out the door when I found out the dentist rescheduling was not an option.
I called a friend to ask her to babysit and could barely get out the words because I was crying so hard.
And so it went.
I called David (crying once again, of course . . . that's how I roll these days). He told me exactly what I didn't want to hear: "It's not that big of a deal. God is good. You are blessed."
Are you kidding me?? I wanted to wallow in self-pity all day!
Then I prayed and asked God to help me see things in perspective.
I got a really good night of sleep last night. I only woke up tired because, well, it's Monday.
I was forced to go to the dentist instead of rescheduling all the time. I hadn't been there in three years. My teeth are sparkly again, and I don't have to worry about going again now for awhile.
It's okay that we didn't get groceries today. We're going to eat supper with friends tonight anyway, so I don't have to scrounge around to find something to feed my family.
My friend was gracious and told me she'd be over to babysit. She even came half an hour early so we got time to chat, and she gave me a couple of much-needed hugs. She told me it was okay that I called crying, and even thanked me for trusting her enough to cry to her. After she left, I realized, she'd folded my laundry.
What's more . . . since I didn't grocery shop today, my house is clean. My kitchen is shiny and the living room is vacuumed. The kids have clean sheets on their beds. I finally arranged the pumpkins on our front steps to display instead of keeping them in a heap inside. I had time to talk to my mom, to do my Bible study, and to visit with David - and the kids are still sleeping.
It is a beautiful fall day today. I am truly blessed.
Happy Monday, everyone!
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