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And The Sun Still Shines…

There are few things that can cause me to feel down more than a cloudy Monday when I’m not well…

Today has been one of those days. Just a long, cloudy sick-day. And I’m sick of being sick…

I don’t have the energy to do much of anything right now…I have to find it somewhere, though, because life keeps marching ever forward…

So, in my funkiness, I decided to sit on the front porch…even longer than usual. Since it’s been overcast I was able to go out for longer without having to suffer in the heat. Of course, the boys came out to play on the porch…since we don’t have much of a back yard, they love playing in the front…

…and then Ethan asked when he would be baptized.

So, began a conversation between him and Byron that got me out of my funk and reminded me of why we do what we do.

Byron was able to pray with Ethan and lead him to faith in Christ. It was so simple, but so profound…

…just what I needed to get my mind off of my silly Monday blues. It was just what I needed to remind me that there are bigger things than whether I’m sick again or not…more important things to consider - like eternity.

And tonight I can rest in the fact that my family is being held by Someone stronger and less fragile than I…my health, or lake thereof, can’t change that. That gives me peace.

It’s a real gift to those who love you for them to know that your eternity is secure…

Think about it.

Peace.

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on May 19, 2008
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The Monday After the Thing in the Thing…

…so maybe I should’ve thought about quitting Starbucks on any other day but the Monday after…well, I’ll just call it that: the Monday after!

But, Byron made me a very good homemade coffee, and I get to stay in today and try to get my wits about me again. Seriously, since my last “episode” I’ve had trouble stringing together sentences. Byron will ask me a question and I will inevitably answer something like, “Uhh, you know the thing in the thing…”. Typing is not much better - it took me three tries just to type the word “Starbucks” correctly…of course that might be the grief talking! :-)

I’ve got lots to do today. Byron says that he thinks they know my little shopping cart girl at the Rescue Mission…where to find her. So, I’ve got to try to track that down. And Kayleigh’s graduation is coming up on Friday, so Byron’s parents are arriving this week. My closet is beginning to look like…well, I’ll come up with a good analogy when I get better. Wow, analogies are like my favorite thing ever, but I can’t think right now…oh well, it is the Monday after.

Anyway, my closet needs some serious attention…and I probably should venture upstairs and tackle the kid’s rooms at some point! Okay, now I’m giving my headache a headache…

I think I’ll blog later when it’s easier to…put together a sentence and then type it!

Peace.

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on May 19, 2008
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On a Monday

There are many things I probably shouldn’t do on a Monday…top of the list is blogging. I shouldn’t do anything that requires coherent thought, or any semblance of rationale….(or the use of “normal” words that make sense…but I digress).

I tend to use large and inane words when I’m exhausted…I also tend to ramble and talk in circles - hence the reason for my hesitancy to blog…

…but here I am blogging.

Oh well, I should at least attempt to write something meaningful.

I have so many thoughts rolling around in my head lately - there is so much to process. Byron’s book is coming out soon, and it’s so weird to think of even a little of our story being put down in print for the world to read - especially since I haven’t even worked through all that’s happened over the past couple of years my own self…

But that’s the way it is with ministry - you have to deal with things as they arise…often right in front of an audience. It can be brutal, at times…but you have no choice but to walk through it. There’s no way around…only through.

So, in retrospect, I wish I had possessed more grace. I wish I had not let things “get to me” or even, at times, get the best of me. I wish I had been a better example of peace. I wish I had not let my children see me angry. I wish I hadn’t struggled so much with what others think. I wish I had been a better support to Byron. I wish I hadn’t been so rebellious at times…

Oh well, there can always be a long list of wishes on a Monday. For me, it just goes with the day.

But, overall, I’m okay. It’s Monday (not my favorite day) and I’m okay. It’s May (not my favorite month) and I’m okay. I’m alright and tomorrow I’ll be even better…and next month, better than that.

So it’s all good.

And that’s good enough…especially on a Monday.

peace.

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on May 12, 2008
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i’m probably right…

i don’t think i should blog on monday. and i’m probably right. i’ve been kind of in a blogging funk lately, and i probably shouldn’t try to end my funk on a monday. and i’m probably right. i’m not in a very good mood…so i probably shouldn’t get anything off my chest. and i’m probably right. i saw someone (who i really never wanted to see ever again) today. i got sick to my stomach. so i probably shouldn’t put anything in writing about how i feel. and i’m probably right. how come friends can hurt you so much more than enemies? how come one encounter…one thought…one brief glance…can cause years of “junk” to flood over you like the stomach flu? i probably should just stop thinking about it and just try to go to sleep. and i’m probably right.

but i really, really don’t want to. i really want to rant and rave and sulk and…well, all the things a bonafide drama queen does when she processes the…stuff of life.

but i should just let it go.

i should just remember my own short-comings…my own failures - before the failures of others.

i should just try to concentrate on changing the only one in the world i can change: me.

i should just chant under my breath “love wins” and “when you relive it, forgive it”.

i should just remember all the junk that grace has covered in my own life.

i should just try to sleep and think about all this on another day…any other day but a monday.

i should just think of all the faces of c3….all the people in my ever-growing family.

i should just count all the blessings in my life.

i should just refuse to allow the insecurities and weaknesses of others to steal my joy.

i should just love…and maybe go to a yoga class.

…and i’m probably right.

peace.

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on April 21, 2008
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