When life gets you down, turn to God

I have had the worst week or so. First I lost my camera while in Chicago, come back to Brian having to be at work for 2 days a day off then back to work. He ends up with a BAD ear infection. It was raining for 2 days straight and having the kids in the house driving me insane. Friday while Brian was home with his ear infection, I went to Starbucks for a break. As I was backing out of my parking spot, I looked both directions, no one was coming then I heard crunch. I hit a car that was going too fast for the parking lot. ARG…No real damage to my (Brian’s) car but the front passenger door of the other car was dented as well as the plastic trim on both doors is rubbed and the rear tire rubbed on his car. When I get home the kids are driving me even more insane and it’s beautiful out but they want to be inside underfoot. I decided to go to my room and two boys are watching TV in my room. ARRGG this house is so small I have NO place I can call my own. At least in NOLA I had an office/craft room. So I go outside to sit out there in the backyard by myself. Brian then sends the boys out to tell me I can go to my room. ARRRGGG so then my peaceful outside was inundated with 4 of the 5 kids. I went to the bathroom and sat in the dark just to get peace. Things have just been insane the last week.

Sabbath was really nice though, we went to church then came home and rested. I went to read my Bible in my room, Anneliese came in and "read" her Bible too. After reading a few chapters I decided to take a nap and that nap felt so GOOD.

Sunday we had a neighbor birthday party. We were having a good time and I went to get a drink and ended up hitting my head on the garage over hang. Boy that knocked me for a loop. I saw a second of black and sat down. How embarrassing. I sat there for a few minutes before coming home. The light was too much for me. So I came home while everyone else stayed at the party. Sunday evening we had to take a drive up to Brian’s office. He offered to go by himself but I didn’t want to be left home with the kids while not feeling good. The trip was uneventful. The boys played in the gym while we were there.

Today I woke with a killer headache but Brian is home and I am resting and relaxing. This week I am choosing to have a fresh start, work on my house in baby steps and get ready for a new school year with the boys. I will have one in Kindergarten, second grade and fourth grade. Caleb is improving on his reading. I think it has finally started to click with him. Hopefully before long he will be reading everything in sight like Leo. I know Satan is really trying to attack me because of my commitment to follow God. Sometimes it helps just to get it all out and move on.