My Whirlwind, Crazy, and Fun Filled Day

Verse of the Day:
“ Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.” (2 Corinthians 1:3-4)

What a day!!!

One of my morning tasks is to go out to start and warm up the car for DearHubby. Well, this morning as I went out to start and warm up the car, I was in awe by the beauty of the snow covered trees and ground and taken by the freshness of the crisp, clean, and cold air. So, I got out our digital camera and spent some time taking pictures of the wondrous beauty I saw (although the camera really didn't see or capture what my eye saw).

I then stopped to make myself a nice, warm breakfast with a nice hot cup of coffee. Aaah, at that point, I was yearning for some adult company to dwell on this glorious day with, but no one was around. That's when my heart attitude suddenly changed and I started to feel sorry for myself. "If I had better friends I wouldn't be alone right now. Why am I the one that has to initiate correspondences? Why am I the one to make the visits?..." Though these thoughts were not completely true, my heart became very self-pity-ing and discontent.

It was so amazing how my heart and mind could so easily go from praising God to being discontent...

Well, I put DearDaughter down for a morning nap and I was tempted to just sit around and brood over my "Oh so lonely life" situation...However, the Lord urged my heart to do my daily devotions, which I had ignored doing on Tuesday and Wednesday. A friend sent me a link to John Piper's radio sermon on killing sin, so I took my devotional time to read the transcript. Wow, Mr. Piper's introductions are always MY flesh killer because he always says something that just strikes at my heart and convicts me of my sin. This is what he said that just killed ME today:

Most people who get knocked down for righteousness' sake feel sorry for themselves, then they ask where God was, and then they take someone to court. A coronary Christian learns from the defeat, gets up, sets a new goal, and presses on in the cause.

Mr. Piper was talking to me!!! I was feeling sorry for myself, wondering where God was (even though I was just dwelling on His wondrous works around me that morning). I got down on my knees and sought the Lord's forgiveness for my bad attitude and discontentment.

It was immediately right after my devotion time that the day really started rolling...I got a call from a friend who told me about the new Chik-Fil-A that is opening up. She told me that the first 100 people to visit there today would get free chicken sandwiches and a drink. DearDaughter had just woken up and so in 3 minutes, I got our coats on, and rushed out the door. DearDaughter had a doctor's appointment today and it was less than an hour away. Could I make it in time and would I even be part of that first 100? Well, I couldn't pass up the opportunity for free food and so I was determined to make it. I have never moved so fast since getting my bad back, but I did. I was still in my PJ's, but I quick changed my clothes to what I wore yesterday and just threw a ski hat on my head. I then quick filled DearDaughter's cup with milk, threw in some baby food, a spoon, and a plastic bag full of cereal into the diaper bag. I did all this in 3 minutes!!!

It was crowded at this new restaurant and someone even cut in front of me, but I praise God that he protected my heart from sinning, even in my heart. I did get my free sandwiches, 4 of them, and I was off to DearDaughter's appointment.

While we were in the car, I gave DearDaughter her sippy cup of milk and the bag of cereal. We got to the doctor's office about 5 minutes early so I changed her diaper there.

After the appointment, I needed to run to Wal-Mart to purchase some bins for my laundry room project and to purchase some mouse traps, as we have already caught 3 by that time. Well, I also had a pool float to drop off at a friend's house who's going away this weekend. What should I do first?

I decided to drop the pool float off first. My friend asked if we could stay for awhile and at first I said no. I took one look at DearFriend's daughter who was playing all by her lonesome and just had to say yes, thinking back to my "lonesome" morning, but I told her we could only stay for 15 minutes. Well, 15 minutes turned into 45 minutes.

Upon leaving DearFriend's house, I headed to Wal-Mart, but DearDaughter fell asleep, so instead, I went home to do some chores and to get my hair fixed while DearDaughter slept in the car. It was enough time to get all my daily chores done. I packed DearDaughter a cup of apple juice for a snack and then we were off again to Wal-Mart. I got my bins and mouse trap, but I also threw in some Rid-X for our septic system and a new shower curtain, since I've been wanting to get these things for awhile, but have always forgotten. After Wal-Mart, we headed to CVS to get DearDaughter's prescription filled for a yeast infection cream and to get DearHusband's allergy medicine refilled.

Well, I was so glad that I stopped by the Chik-Fil-A earlier because I only had about 45 minutes before dinner time when we finally got done with all our errand running and I needed to get some laundry folded and put away before dinner. Within that 45 minute span, I was able to give DearDaughter a cracker snack, another sippy cup of milk, and I was able to finally feed her the baby food I had thrown in the diaper bag earlier in the morning. It was a "late lunch" for DearDaughter, but the snack and baby food didn't spoil her dinner and she still had a good one, REAL chicken with rice and then a half bottle of green beans and rice. I also got 99.9% of the laundry folded.

Whew, it is now 30 minutes after dinner and I was able to put the laundry away and put on some new sheets for our bedroom. I am now going to take the time to rest. Wow, my morning was filled with lots of self-pity, but God urged my heart to quickly flee from that sin of self-pity and he ended up blessing me with a full and blessed day, where a friend thought of me and called me and where I had the opportunity to spend time and fellowship with another friend! Praise God for his faithfulness and I thank God for helping me nip my sin in the bud before my sin killed me.

In Pursuit of His Call