It has been one of those days... you know.... ONE... OF... THOSE... days.... I woke up not feeling very well with weird, sudden, but mild laryngitis.... kids arguing downstairs.... nothing more fun than trying to communicate with your children when you have laryngitis.... By the time I got myself downstairs, they were bickering over what to have for lunch... one daughter had at least 5 tantrums today..... maybe more... each time she said she was sorry, but it didn't keep it from happening again.... The youngest child also had a few tantrums as she is never very easy to please... LOL....
Another child lost one of her math books and cried the whole hour she was trying to find it, stomping about and slamming things around... her younger brother was crying because he can't handle it when anyone else cries... he was crying so hard he was begging me for medicine for the headache he created in himself... <head shaking> When I told him to just stop crying, he said, very dramatically, "I can't stop crying, now my head hurts... don't you want to help me? Do you want me to DIE?!?! Do you really want one of your children to DIE??!?!....<sigh>
And, of course, this elusive math book that caused so much trouble was easily found once my daughter finally asked one of her brothers... he knew immediately where it was.... down in the basement on the floor under the white table.... hmmmmm..... now, don't you think if he noticed it that specifically, then he might have thought to pick it up and bring it back to the shelf? Or at least tell his sister?
By the time the book was found, I needed a short nap. I tried to listen as my child read a story to me....all I know is that she did get through it, and I know she understood it, but I have no idea what she told me ....
When I woke up from my nap, I was trying to get motivated to move and get supper ready.... but now I had a headache... so, continuing my rest on the couch, I asked an older son to put water in a pot and cook some chicken that I was planning to use in a casserole. I'm not sure what happened exactly, but there was a small flood involved..... someone slipping in water.... TWICE.... and water boiled over and extinguished the flame on the gas stove... and heat was turned off by someone worried about the water overflowing... so what I found when I got up was raw chicken sitting in water....
But before I found it, I was sitting on the couch having a full blown pity-party.... yes, there was even a point when I said to myself, "I just wish somebody cared." At that EXACT moment, a friend of mine texted me and asked me if I'd like to have some company. Of course, I had to take her up on it... I was laughing so hard at myself at that point, the timing was just too comical. Thank You, God for always knowing what I needed.
So, just knowing someone was coming by motivated me to get off the couch, encourage the kids to help clean a little, did a load of laundry, and started supper (which was something quicker than the chicken casserole I had previously planned.) My friend came by and she allowed me to eat while we talked and it was nice... I actually found myself laughing to the point where I was afraid tears might spill out! It was an amazing shift of mood for me.
So, now I am still up too late and need to get back to bed, but the good news is, the laundry is done, the supper leftovers are put away and the kitchen is clean.... oh, and I already have tomorrow's chicken casserole prepared and it only needs to go into the oven tomorrow. I love how God will use His people to encourage one another in a difficult time. My friend didn't even know I was having such a bad day until after she got here. She told me that she was going to ask me about coming over last week, but never remembered to say anything to me until that last moment when she texted me at the perfect time. I said, "Well, I am pretty sure that was God, not you!" LOL! Life with Him is never dull.... love living life....
Under His Wing.....
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