Ha! What was I complaining about yesterday??? Where I might have had those rare few hours to wonder what to do with filling my time yesterday today I was begging God to make the day at least 25 hours. Doesn’t that sound better anyway? We could do 10 hours of day, 10 hours of night and sleep the 5. Make it real easy for everyone. Those of you who covet your sleep are probably not on board with me. 🙂
This morning Ryan woke up with a high fever and a throat sore…didn’t take me long to diagnose Strep and get a call into the doctor ASAP. After attending parent/teacher conferences, getting in a quick workout, setting out Catholics Returning Home signs all over the church campus, paying bills, getting dinner for a sick friend, getting Seth to baseball practice and getting Ryan to the doctor, getting Ryan’s prescription, waiting on the prescription because I was right it was Strep throat and he needs to get better soon because we just have to go on the BETA convention this Sunday in Dallas, then rushing to pick up Seth…late…from practice, listen to how awful of a mother I am, then attend the fish fry at the parish, pick up a movie for us to watch (which is allowed as Seth picked it out and is dying to see it with me) and picking up the cheese pizza Seth begged me for literally 500 times during the fish fry because he hates fish, I am finally now home.
🙂
Then I walked in the door and found that Rocky peed all over the kitchen floor & bottom cabinets and that Bailey (or so I’m assuming) tore up a pencil in the game room so there are little tiny shards of wood and lead in the carpet.
🙁
BUT I will say this…I spent my morning in silent prayer with God and I meditated on the readings for the day. I do believe this time spent with Him gave me the stamina and patience to go through the mundane yet hectic day all the while lifting Him up silently singing in my head, “To You, Oh Lord, I lift up my soul, Oh my God.” Sometimes these random hymns come to mind (remember this one, blue book, Glory & Praise?) and when they do they stay with me throughout the day. It’s kind of like having my guardian angel whisper in my ear to always remember to sing His praises for He continuously delivers me from evil.
I’ve asked God to help me work on my selfishness this Lenten season and He has obliged. To me the day I know He has succeeded in me is when I have a day of similar ramblings and not once do I think, “But I don’t want to do that, or clean this, or watch that, or go there, or eat that.”
He is saving me from me. 🙂
Blessings
Shannon