Ya know, there's that famous photo of the kids playing in JFK's office - this is our version! I walked in on Sunday afternoon to this mess. Ha! Good luck trying to study, Russ!
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Much better!
On a different note, Jarod started guitar lessons this week. I walked in and saw him practicing and I thought this would be a fun picture when he's older and has grown into the guitar!I actually got to stay home all day today! The first time in weeks. Russ took the kids to school and I went back to bed. It was so nice. We've just been running like crazy and I'm just not used to it. I guess it's proving to be a bit more stressful than I thought. I went to the Dermatologist yesterday for some strange hives that have shown up on my hands. Basically, he told me they were stress related and that I needed to calm down. I was worried they were contagious and spreading to my face. He said that I was making myself worse with all the worry. My immune system is down from all the stress and I'm having a weird reaction to something. I did a similar thing when I was caring for my mom, so I knew he was right. Something has to change about our situation soon. We actually have someone coming to look at our house on Monday so please pray for God's will to be done. And please pray that I can find a comfortable pace in our crazy schedule.
I've gone from being a stay at home mom with a Calligraphy business - a really easy, laid back schedule, to adding a part time job in the mix with deadlines and weekly expectations. I love doing what I do - but there is a lot of running with the commute involved. I have never been so tied down to a clock! It really will be a lot easier on me when we live closer to the church and all of our family is on one side of town at once. God knows and we wait for His timing.
Thanks for your prayers and I'll keep you posted!
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That's how I feel all the time! It is wearing and hard to find relaxation. Today was a calmer day for a change. Our sermon at church today was on the feeding of the 5000. Nothing new, but still, I took away the truth that during difficult, impossible circumstances, if we hand over what little we do have to the Lord, he will miraculously multiply it to provide. So, after church, as the demands and intensity of my boys increased, I could feel the energy being sucked from me. It was enough for the moment, but it has proven to not be enough to happily get me through the end of the day. So, right there, I "looked at" the amount of energy/patience I had and gave it to the Lord, and prayed, Lord, please multiply this to provide for the day-- because I want to be a happy mama, not drained and dreading--and I got to tell ya, I think the Lord heard my prayer and blessed me because I miraculously took a nap on the couch today. God is Good! So, turn over whatever you got left to the Lord and He will fill you back up.
:) Was that nonsensical rambling?
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