The blues have past

Good Monday Morning!  Hope this finds you all enjoying the first day of March.  Can you believe it has finally gotten here?  I hate to continue to wish away the days but I am so ready for spring to get here.  I am ready for pretty weather.   No matter what the day outside looks like, do you feel like it looks like this rainy day?  That is how my week was last week. 

“The Lord will fight for you. You need only be still.”
Exodus 14:14

So where have I been?  I have been right here, but last week I needed to take a small break from blogging.  I needed a break, as I was having a pretty emotional and draining week.  I  really didn’t feel as though I had anything positive to share. And I didn’t feel very upbeat.  I was struggling with some emotional baggage that I am working through.  Why is it when we think we have something behind us it rears it’s ugly head to show itself again?  I spent several days in a rather deep fog.  I also spent a great deal of time “praying” and seeking God. 

“Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.” (James 4:8)  After spending countless hours in conversation with God and lots of studying what God says about who I am to him, and my worth to him,  ”How precious are your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered!” (Ps. 139:17) I came out the other side(on Thursday) feeling much better than I had in days.  Sometimes it is so hard to believe we are LOVED so much by God, that he really cares about us  more than anything. So when I get to feeling like I did this past  week, I need those reminders and take the time to sit back and feel his love wash over me.  It is paramount that I remember  when I am going through those '”feelings” , that they were lies that I have come to believe about myself.  I also know that when I get through them that I will be better and stronger for it.

Well that was the first part of my week last week, and on Friday, I woke with a new sense of energy and motivation and so what did I do, spent the day cleaning my house.  Cleaned bathrooms, did laundry, vacuumed my main and upstairs floors, cleaned kitchen counters down, and lots of those little things that you don’t see….like sorting through papers, cleaning out some drawers, you know, stuff like that. 

On Saturday, my stepson had flown into the area on Friday so he came and spent Saturday/night with us and left on Sunday as he was flying home.  We had a nice visit with him, albeit short.   Wished his lovely bride could have came too.  :)

So I am hoping that my week will be a productive one….today will be spent making  some list and checking it twice.  From household to wedding preparations….working on my biblestudy, tackling a few craft projects, and reading.  It seems so routine, but I love my days most of time, and I LOVE being at home.

But before I start on anything….I need some more…. 

And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to His purpose for them.”Romans 8:28

Have a Blessed Monday!

 

Getting Organized

Welcome everybody. Hope this finds you having a good weekend. Mine has been busy with errands but I have been getting things done around this house...which was in a big need. Since early spring, I have been letting things slide because of getting things ready for the wedding....now that that is over, he and I are settling into our lives as man and wife. Woo Hoo! So much is going on around here it hasn't been boring.

Well guys, I have been fighting something. Not sure what. It all started on Friday. I woke up with a sore throat and it continued into the morning getting worse. By the time I had been at work about a hour, my ear was ringing and my jaw was aching. I got the fear that I was coming down with the flu as everyone in my office has had it this year. Which wouldn't have been a good thing because Michael and I are heading to Houston this weekend for Mothers Day to spend with his mom (and they have basically confined her to the house, because they don't want her around people because of her immune system). Anyhow, I left work after being there 2 1/2 hours. When I got home, I came in and took some pain meds for my aching jaw and arm (another story) and took some thera-flu and grabbed the heating pad for my ear and went to bed, I spent the entire day in bed. All I can say, is that while I am taking meds, I feel okay but definitely can tell when it is wearing off, because the sore throat comes back as well as the ear ache. So not sure what it is. Sinus', Ear Infection, ? What? Needless to say, I am living off of medication this weekend...but I have so much that I want to do in this house, and I know with the upcoming work week and then being away over the upcoming weekend, I have to get these things accomplished.

Now about my arm....several weeks back, not sure when...I must have hit my left elbow or pulled a muscle or something, since then I haven't had much use in my left arm. Sometimes it pains me just to lift a glass, or my little tiny purse. Not sure what I did to it, if I chipped a bone, or pulled a musle or what. In order to sleep most nights, I have to take motrin or something to sleep. So basically what I am saying....I got married and now I am falling apart. Michael has been teasing me about it. He tells me how I am younger than he is and shouldn't be having these problems.

Rememeber several months back, I wanted my computer moved upstairs so that I would have it more accessible to me, Michael is finally moving it for me today. I can't tell you how happy that makes me. I will now have my computer with all my information at my fingertips. Hoping over time to get my recipes and homemaking tips all in one place and organized as well.

In the meantime, Michael has quit his job and will be starting another one in a week or so. So he is trying to get things caught up at home for me. He has been spending lots of time in the yard and he has it looking so good. He finally got in the garage and did some sorting and cleaning....it's not done yet, because we have things to take to goodwill and the dump . Plus he has the furniture from his old office in the garage, but it will go back to his new office when he moves. It's amazing how better you feel when you feel like you are making some headway. Granted we still have a list but we are working on getting it down. Over the last several weeks we have bought quite a few annuals that need to be planted...so I might try to work on that this afternoon. If not, then hopefully we can get that done tomorrow. We didn't want to do it before now, because we got down into the thirties several nights last week. We just want to be out of danger of frost.

Our weather has been so crazy here. Friday it was simply a gorgeous day....wish I could have enjoyed it, but like I said, I was in bed...but Michael did...he mowed the lawn twice. Had too because of the rain over the past week and the grass has grown so fast. Since we got back from Cancun he has mowed the lawn 6 times. Twice each time he has mowed. Not sure what the weather is suppose to be this week, but I know it will be hot in Houston, and I am looking forward to some constant warm weather. Maybe I will actually get more of a tan. Although when we were in Cancun, we didn't get alot of time at the beach, because we did alot of touring.

Well guys, I guess I should get at it. I have things to do and I am wanting to get some reading and bible study in today. Hope your having a blessed week and if you think about it, please pray for my ailments. Thanks!