One of Those Days

It's not even 8:00 in the morning and it has already been "one of those days."  Kids crying for no apparent reason, clutter that seems to have multiplied as we slept, the dog got out of the gate, car won't start, etc...etc....etc.  I asked someone a simple question and didn't get the answer I was expecting and that was it...the tears started flowing.  The question itself is actually no big deal...neither was the answer.  It was just the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back and I couldn't fight the tears anymore.  I took the littlest one upstairs with me, had a good cry, cleaned up some of the clutter that stresses me out, and then sat down, took a deep breath, and knew a needed a good dose of the Word.

I picked up my beloved Daily Light and saw this...

Be patient in tribulation.  As I read and let the words sink into my heart, my tears stopped, I took a few more deep breaths, and knew that it was going to be okay.  The tribulation mentioned here is so far greater than what I am going through...who doesn't have kids that cry and messes they didn't make?  But for today, it is tribulation enough, and I was convicted of the fact that I readily take the goodness from God and so I must accept the adversity. I love my life, and my kids, and even on the bad days I know I am blessed far more than I deserve.

So here I go...8:00 am and I am ready to face the tribulation that comes my way.  Let's just hope I can stop the tears and the problems long enough for me to actually get to take a shower.

Comments

[Diane E]

Thank You. Thank You for your honesty. Thank You for sharing YOUR real life. Thank You for making the rest us mommies feel that we are NOT alone in this. Thanks for showing that no matter HOW much we love our kids...that we are NOT perfect and that life isn't either and we WILL have days like this...but it too will pass. You know how to you someone ELSE's family is always so "perfect" and some else's kids are so "well behaved" and loving and you can't ever imagine Them losing it or crying...it's comforting to know that you have those moments too.