This was a horrendous day. Not the worst type of day....not one of those days that you can't recover from, no, nothing so dreadful.... Just one of those days that raises your blood pressure and interrupts what little simulance of a routine you might have had. Today I blame it all on TECHNOLOGY! Hours on the telephone and $100 later, the problem SEEMS to be solved. I'll keep you posted.
I have lots of alitteration words today: Terrible, time-consuming, ticked-off, tumultuous, tedious, tormenting, twisted, torrid, testing my patience, trials........... want me to keep going?
Breathe. Breathe. That's what people have been telling me today. Breathe. I am pretty sure I will fall asleep with clenched jaw and dream about all my teeth falling out. Those dreams used to freak me out!! No pill tonight.... I may never wake up.
RAK? I helped Kelly with her lunch detentions.... there were a mass of them. And I made sure all of Donna's supplies were ready for her grade level meeting this afternoon. That's about the best I can do....I was not in a very kind state of mind today. Gratefully, the kids didn't notice. They were one of the nice parts of my day. They are so awesome!
Tonight we began our visiting teaching interviews. Those are always fun. It is hard to believe I have been in this calling for 2 1/2 years now. That's a respectable length of time. I am grateful for the blessings I've received as a result....and for the friendships that have formed along the way.
Taylor came today. I miss him. I miss Andrew and Raechel too. I miss having my little chickens all tucked safely into my nest as I drift into slumber. I'll never know that feeling again.... Why didn't I cherish it more when it was my nightly routine? That's a cruel trick that Father Time and Mother Nature play on humanity.
I missed my spin class tonight.
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Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Day 49
"Rather than passing through our trials, we must allow our trials to pass through us in a way that will sanctify us." Neal A. Maxwell.
What a profound perspective. If you've ever read his books, then you know that they are rich with pearls of inspiration and new ways of looking at old ideas.
A friend visited today and asked me about the book. Would that I had something new to report. Waiting is excrutiating, but I feel in my soul that the pathway will reveal itself soon, and doors will open. The story was penned through inspiration, I refuse to consider that it was all for naught, or that it was simply a gift to be enjoyed by me alone. Nope. There is a plan, and just because I don't see it from my limited view, doesn't mean it isn't there. "Faith is believing in things when common sense tells you not to." Isn't that the miracle? Or as Alma put it, "...therefore if ye have faith ye hope for things which are not seen, which are true." I don't see the path. I don't see the when, the how, or the who. Yet I know the path is there. "Dispute not because ye see not... rather be believing."
It's a good story. If this waiting period is a trial, then I pray that I allow it to pass through me,,, and that it will leave me a bit more sanctified in the process.
What a profound perspective. If you've ever read his books, then you know that they are rich with pearls of inspiration and new ways of looking at old ideas.
A friend visited today and asked me about the book. Would that I had something new to report. Waiting is excrutiating, but I feel in my soul that the pathway will reveal itself soon, and doors will open. The story was penned through inspiration, I refuse to consider that it was all for naught, or that it was simply a gift to be enjoyed by me alone. Nope. There is a plan, and just because I don't see it from my limited view, doesn't mean it isn't there. "Faith is believing in things when common sense tells you not to." Isn't that the miracle? Or as Alma put it, "...therefore if ye have faith ye hope for things which are not seen, which are true." I don't see the path. I don't see the when, the how, or the who. Yet I know the path is there. "Dispute not because ye see not... rather be believing."
It's a good story. If this waiting period is a trial, then I pray that I allow it to pass through me,,, and that it will leave me a bit more sanctified in the process.
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