Not so Random Victories

I am thankful for some not so random victories in my life.   First I met with my bosses and they gave me the go ahead on the notebook for guidelines for my para.  It was rewarding to see my hard work appreciated.  Second I got the clear on certification.  Third I fixed a broken vaccumm, took a mouse to the garbage without having two traps,  fixed my MIL's TV and circuit breaker and most importantly got to share my testimony with an atheist.  Need those victories right now despite other frustrations. 

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God's wisdom

I go back to my classroom tomorrow.  I am not looking forward to it.  I am sick of the competitiveness and the feeling I get of being less than enough.  I know it is because they feel that way about themselves.  Let me see things through the Lord's eyes and not my own.  Give me the wisdom to not take things personally and see things as they are.

Yesterday I had to take my MIL with dementia home.  It was pretty stressful.  She was so negative, fearful and disoriented.  She is like a spoiled little child.  But as I held her hand I asked the Lord to help me see the situation as I was supposed to see it.

I am not sure what is going to happen this year at work, with my MIL, with the whole marathon drama thing,  my weight loss and my priorities but one thing is sure.  I give it all to you God.

Isaiah 35:5 New International Version (NIV)

⁵ Then will the eyes of the blind be opened
    and the ears of the deaf unstopped.

Leaving the Past in the Past

This is the race director from the Chicago Marathon.  For years I had a really bad attitude toward him.  In 2007 my second marathon they did not have the proper supplies and had to close the race.  But in the later years they have rectified the problem and they now have ample water.  I was bitter toward him for years but frankly I am not sure what I would of done in that hot situation.  Today I had my picture with him.  I am no longer angry but it is fitting because this will probably be my last full marathon.

One of my friends is still very angry with him.  I realized that God had helped me move on.  What a wonderful freedom He has given me. 


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Manna for Today

I really like to worry about the future.  As I finish here at Elim and think about the upcoming school year I am really freaked out.  I don't have the cushion of my anxiety meds and I am a year older.  But I am learning to trust God and worry about the balance of today.