My day started off really bad... this was after having a really nice day yesterday... sorta like the calm before the storm, or somethin' like that...When I was getting cleaned up this morning... brushed teeth, washed face, etc., there was irritation with both... it's time to see the dentist and the dermatologist, it seems. Having both hit at once was a bit startling and something I wasn't too happy about, obviously. Then when I went to take Caitie to summer camp this morning, I realized I didn't have my key to the SUV, Michael had it... and he was at work. Then I couldn't find my baseball hat I usually wear to not only block the sun, but to hide my hair on most days I don't have time, or just don't feel like washing my hair, and I needed it when taking Caitie to summer camp this morning, which I couldn't get to because I didn't have the key to the SUV. When trying to soothe my tattered self I got a big bowl of ice cream and covered it in chocolate syrup, of which Bailey wanted some, of course, and after taking a bite, she started spitting it out due to it being too cold... I rushed to get her new top off, along with new matching shorts, I did okay with the top, getting it past her chocolate covered mouth, but I wasn't in time for her shorts... she drooled chocolote syrup all over 'em. Not too long ago I was taking the trash out to the big garbage can for pick-up tomorrow, and while wearing new sandals I hoped to keep in good shape for an extended period of time,
I tried going around an outside garbage can near some mud and tried my best to keep my balance while going around it so I wouldn't step in the mud... my right foot did okay, but my left foot didn't do so well, it slipped in the mud... all this and it's only around 2pm. There's a lot left to do and quite a few hours left in the day yet... I'm thinking of locking myself in my room, sitting on the bed with the covers over my head and waving a white flag.How has your day been?
It sounds like I'm complaining, and to be honest, I did and still do feel like complaining to some degree, but at the same time, I'm sitting here able to type this post, I got past all the bad stuff, even if some of them still need to be taken care of soon (teeth and face). I was able to get Caitie to summer camp, I can see a beautiful green tree through a nearby window while typing this, and I did enjoy some really good ice cream with yummy chocolate syrup which made my taste buds sing, so not all is bad. Am I still feeling stressed out? Yes! Do I need to be feeling that way? NO! What have I learned from this? Yes, I'm having a bad day, and there will be other bad days with much bigger problems to deal with than what I had to deal with today, but I know there is peace to be found in knowing I'm not going through any of it alone, God is with me, and always will be... through the good and the bad... I'll never be alone. Isn't that how it is sometimes though... when we're going through a really hard time, and see no light at the end of the tunnel, we feel so alone at that moment... but in reality, we never are alone. I take comfort in knowing that... and I will make it through this tough day... with God's help. :)
Isaiah 40:31
But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
Isaiah 41:10
"So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."
Matthew 11:28-30
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."
John 16:33
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
Romans 8:28
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
James 1:2-8
Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do.
