Mama Said There Would Be Days Like These

I woke up today and could just feel the heaviness. I could just taste the bitterness. Smell the sourness.

I think it may have been grief settling in, but also it was this feeling of just being utterly and completely overwhelmed.

The laundry seems to never end.
The dishwasher always needs emptied.
My bare feet feel the crumbs on the kitchen floor even after I sweep.
There are ants in the upstairs bathroom.
Our chalkboard calendar takes up an entire wall in the kitchen and still overflows.
And Lucy won't poop!

Overwhelmed, over-scheduled, overworked?
Exhausted, grieving, discouraged?

NOT TODAY SATAN!

You see...today...I went to my Lord and Savior.
Today, I stopped in my tracks, grabbed my Bible and dialed in some prayers.
Today, I could feel my friends, and those I don't even know, praying for us.

Today...today...came Psalm 18:1

"I LOVE YOU OH LORD MY STRENGTH!"

And today...what started out as heaviness...turned into a lightened load by friends offering a meal!
                     what started out as bitterness...turned into bravo over a little girl going potty on a potty chair!
                       what started out as sourness...turned into sweet success at a little league game!

Today...the grief became gratitude over the Christ-centered life and legacy left by my earthly father!
                     the overwhelmed became overjoyed.
                       the over-scheduled became tears at a true evaluation by a physical therapist.
                         the over-worked became a new relationship with a Christian couple in town.

Today...exhausted, grieving, discouraged became REDEEMED THROUGH CHRIST!

Thank you all for the prayers. Thank you for the meals. Thank you for the support.

 "I love you Oh Lord, my strength!"

Jen