What a week it's been! It was the best of times, it was the worst of times... a lot of stuff going on with my oldest son, sister-in-law planning to leave for France, selling the 4Runner, sick children, and the list goes on.
It's hard to believe that some of God's greatest works come from the middle of adversity. He is always by my side. He will never leave me or forsake me. AND... If I seek Him and trust Him... He will make my paths straight. I have spent too many times wondering why things are happening TO me. But, once again God reminds me that these are the very things that make me stronger.
These are the spiritual 'weights' that He uses to make me the person He wants me to be. When I'm saying 'OK Lord, that's enough!', He is right by my side - my spiritual 'trainer' that says 'I think you can handle a little more weight'. So, as I look back at the week and all that it holds I can now look at each lesson and see... it was to help me grow my spiritual 'muscles'. And for that I will always be thankful.
All the time... God is good. :)
(This was taken from my MySpace blog dated From March 8, 2009 - Sunday)
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Reflection.
It's almost ten o'clock. I'm sitting here on the computer doing my Facebook and Myspace thing... listening to the wind. Can't really hear much else. The kids are all asleep, mom too. Steve is at work, Jen at school. The last load of laundry - at least for the day - is in the dryer. I worked hard today. All day. I finally accomplished something. What a great feeling!
Last week I was determined to enjoy Spring Break and really celebrate Easter... I mean the 'real' Easter. I had it all planned out. What I would read with the kids - the lessons I would teach them - and hopefully give them a true understanding of what we were celebrating. I was so excited. So motivated. I was off to a great start. Palm Sunday, Good Friday. Great lessons to share and the kids were so interested. We had a great time together. Talking, sharing, asking questions.
But... you know how it always happens. Can I even remember... oh yes. Sunday. Washer breaks down. Seven people. No washer. No more towels - better hide the one you have hanging on your bedroom door. Repair man can't make it 'til Wednesday. What? Can't get the part 'til next Tuesday? That's OK! We're going to have a great week! A great lesson on patience and making do.
Then all the rest of the days just run together. Shopping. On Easter weekend. Am I crazy? Well of course. (But that's not the point) Three stores... Target, K-Mart, Wallgreens. Does anyone have what I want? Doesn't matter. Mom had the best time I've seen her have in a long time. No getting upset or angry. Let her have fun... enjoy life. I had a great day out with my Mom - a rare treat.
Still shopping... Hubby calls. Wants to invite kids' friends over to play, watch movies, play video games, and dinner. Oh... can you make spaghetti for dinner? What? The house is a mess. A BIG mess! Well... you should have cleaned it! Gee... why didn't I think of that? Oh well. The kids will have fun. Even if they have to step over things. Dinner was great. (If I do say so myself) Everyone had fun. And their friends' Mom made us chocolate chip banana bread. Doesn't get much better than that.
Endless cleaning, de-cluttering. Tabu throwing up on the carpet. Personal issues. Bill paying. Budgeting. Errands. Cooking. Waking up early even when there's no school. A busy, busy week.
Add to that coloring eggs, egg hunts, church, Saturday breakfast, Sunday dinner, reading books, playing games, kids running all through the house and staying up late. How sad it's over...
It was the best week I've had in a very long time.
(This was taken from my MySpace blog dated April 14, 2009 - Tuesday)
Last week I was determined to enjoy Spring Break and really celebrate Easter... I mean the 'real' Easter. I had it all planned out. What I would read with the kids - the lessons I would teach them - and hopefully give them a true understanding of what we were celebrating. I was so excited. So motivated. I was off to a great start. Palm Sunday, Good Friday. Great lessons to share and the kids were so interested. We had a great time together. Talking, sharing, asking questions.
But... you know how it always happens. Can I even remember... oh yes. Sunday. Washer breaks down. Seven people. No washer. No more towels - better hide the one you have hanging on your bedroom door. Repair man can't make it 'til Wednesday. What? Can't get the part 'til next Tuesday? That's OK! We're going to have a great week! A great lesson on patience and making do.
Then all the rest of the days just run together. Shopping. On Easter weekend. Am I crazy? Well of course. (But that's not the point) Three stores... Target, K-Mart, Wallgreens. Does anyone have what I want? Doesn't matter. Mom had the best time I've seen her have in a long time. No getting upset or angry. Let her have fun... enjoy life. I had a great day out with my Mom - a rare treat.
Still shopping... Hubby calls. Wants to invite kids' friends over to play, watch movies, play video games, and dinner. Oh... can you make spaghetti for dinner? What? The house is a mess. A BIG mess! Well... you should have cleaned it! Gee... why didn't I think of that? Oh well. The kids will have fun. Even if they have to step over things. Dinner was great. (If I do say so myself) Everyone had fun. And their friends' Mom made us chocolate chip banana bread. Doesn't get much better than that.
Endless cleaning, de-cluttering. Tabu throwing up on the carpet. Personal issues. Bill paying. Budgeting. Errands. Cooking. Waking up early even when there's no school. A busy, busy week.
Add to that coloring eggs, egg hunts, church, Saturday breakfast, Sunday dinner, reading books, playing games, kids running all through the house and staying up late. How sad it's over...
It was the best week I've had in a very long time.
(This was taken from my MySpace blog dated April 14, 2009 - Tuesday)
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Busy, busy, busy.
This has been such a long day. Non-stop from beginning to end. I wish I had more energy so I could write. Really write.
Finally went to the doctor this morning after three weeks or more of not feeling well. I have bronchitis. So happy that I went because now I have medicine and can start feeling better soon. I feel like a kid... hate the thought of the medicine going down... but oh how nice it is when it starts working. Thank God for doctors. And for medicine.
Also did shopping, lunch with hubby, helped my mom with her bank account, went to the park, made dinner... and on and on. I'm sure it's pretty similar to your day. Busy, busy, busy. Just busy with different things. And finally... it's ending.
Kids are sleeping after having a late bath and shower. Still have bills to pay before going to bed. All in all, it was a great day. Time with family is what counts. No matter what we do... work or play. It's all good. Why? Because God is good! "So good to me... na, na, na, na... so good to me!" (Sorry, just heard that song and it's stuck in my head.)
On that note... I'll say goodnight! :D
Finally went to the doctor this morning after three weeks or more of not feeling well. I have bronchitis. So happy that I went because now I have medicine and can start feeling better soon. I feel like a kid... hate the thought of the medicine going down... but oh how nice it is when it starts working. Thank God for doctors. And for medicine.
Also did shopping, lunch with hubby, helped my mom with her bank account, went to the park, made dinner... and on and on. I'm sure it's pretty similar to your day. Busy, busy, busy. Just busy with different things. And finally... it's ending.
Kids are sleeping after having a late bath and shower. Still have bills to pay before going to bed. All in all, it was a great day. Time with family is what counts. No matter what we do... work or play. It's all good. Why? Because God is good! "So good to me... na, na, na, na... so good to me!" (Sorry, just heard that song and it's stuck in my head.)
On that note... I'll say goodnight! :D
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