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Yesterday. Wednesday. For my one friend Wednesday’s are worse than Mondays. Mine have their ups and downs.
It was just one of those days when I woke up with a thousand things going through my head that needed to be done. I rolled out of bed and started right in on one thing. As I walked through the house a hundred other things jumped to top priority and the first thousand things I planned to do went back down the list.
By 10:30 I was tense, stressed, frustrated, and ready to call it quits for the rest of my life; or at least until the kids are out of the house.
I knew that I would never make it through the day by continuing like that.
After starting my cd player I sat in the chair, put my head back, and just breathed as I listened to the words of the hymn Channels Only. I prayed, read a Psalm, and just breathed for a couple minutes.
Feeling refreshed and much more stable emotionally, I was ready to get back to work. After I read 2 books to the kids I did just that.
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on Oct 25th, 2007 at 10:21 pm
Oh, I SO know the feeling! It’s amazing how a little music and a smile or song can remind you of a verse and interject a little perspective into the moment.
We had a similar day yesterday…crazy from beginning to end. At some point I mused that I wanted to go to bed and start the day all over again. But then I had to retract my statement when I had a chance to sit down (in the car, sometimes that is the only place you get to sit, right?) and meditate on the fact that God made this day for a reason and I wasn’t seeing His purpose. And then a verse I was trying to explain to my daughter smote me too…oh dear, they teach us so often, don’t they?!
on Oct 26th, 2007 at 8:19 am
I’m learning to take a break in the middle of chaos. Stop the world, go pray and read a short chapter in the Bible. A much better way to handle life. It might not change the circumstances but it changes my outlook on them.